Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
Robert Ray and George Brandis have voted the same way 29% of the time
Robert Ray
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria July 1981 – May 2008
George Brandis
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland May 2000 – February 2018
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and May 2008 Robert Ray and George Brandis have voted in the same division 313 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 222 times. They have only voted the same 91 times.
How do their votes on policies compare?
Policies are groups of votes related to an issue. We only show policies where we have enough information on both people.
Always voted the same way on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Same-sex marriage equality
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 222 times. They have only voted the same 91 times.
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Tarkine Wilderness
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2016
Motions - Donations to Political Parties - Developers
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Gaza
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Montions - Solar Energy Technology - Provide incentives
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2016
Motions - Climate Change - Reverse decision to cut funding
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 22nd Jul 2017
Motions - Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples - Compensation
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Proposed Pulp Mill
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Cluster Munitions
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Treatment of Prisoners
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Jun 2016
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - New South Wales Electricity Industry - Abandon plan to privatise
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Proposed Pulp Mill
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Proposed Pulp Mill
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007 - In Committee ...
Robert Ray voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Water Bill 2007; Water (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007 — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Robert Ray voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 and related bills - Second Reading - Delay passage of bill
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Committees - Australia’s Antiterrorism Laws Committee - Establishment
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Tasmanian Pulp Mill
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 — Second Reading
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment Bill 2007 — Second Reading
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 25th Jan 2018
Motions - Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill - Public inquiry
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Bill 2006 — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Bill 2006 — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Renewable Energy - Introduce effective policies
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2016
Motions - Climate Change - Reduce coal exports
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Mobile Phones
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Climate Change
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 - In Committee - Definition of financing of terrorism
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Iraq
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Wetlands and Floodplains - Murray Darling
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Matters of Urgency — Iraq
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - In Committee - Abolish the private health insurance rebate
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Oil for Food Program
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Oil for Food Program
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Climate Change
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 25th Feb 2016
Motions - Political Donations - Developers
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Wheat Exports
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Environment
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Logging in Tasmania’s Weld River Valley - Halt logging
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Renewable Energy
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Nuclear Energy
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Committees — Treaties Committee; Reference
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Iraq
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions — Nuclear Nonproliferation — Against Australia becoming a nuclear fuel supply centre and against sale of uranium to India
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2018
Motions - Child Care - Increase wages for workers
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006 - In Committee - Limiting the percentage of the market controlled by major oil companies
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 74% attendance
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Detention of Palestinian Parliamentarians
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Oil Depletion Protocol
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Woodstock-Abydos Reserves
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Ching Cheong
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Conflict in Israel and Lebanon
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Papua New Guinea: Logging and Human Rights - Take immediate action
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions — Tasmanian Forestry Industry — Campaigns against Tasmanian forestry industry + Illegal timber imports
Robert Ray voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Tasmanian Forestry Industry
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2016
Motions - Parliamentarians’ Entitlements - Review of remuneration and entitlements
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Gunns Ltd
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Journalists in Indonesia
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 [2006] — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Middle East
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Fuel Prices
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tarkine Wilderness
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Fuel Prices - Public transport & alternative fuels
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Committees — Treaties Committee; Reference
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Do Not Call Register Bill 2006; Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 — Second Reading
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006 — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Asylum Seekers
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Uranium Exports - Oppose export to China
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006 — In Committee - Schedule 3 (equipment based interception)
Robert Ray voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Uranium Exports - No export to India
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Wedge-Tailed Eagle - Protect habitat
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Ms Cornelia Rau
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Iraq
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Science Week
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Proposed Expansion of the Mcarthur River Mine
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Separation of Church and State
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2017
Motions - Nuclear Nonproliferation - Iran
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Offshore Petroleum Bill 2005; Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Bill 2005; Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Bill 2005; Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendme...
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Offshore Petroleum Bill 2005; Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Bill 2005; Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Bill 2005; Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendme...
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Nuclear Non—Proliferation Treaty - Against uranium export to non-Treaty states
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Iran: Nuclear Program
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Energy Efficiency Opportunities Bill 2005 — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2005 [2006] — In Committee
Robert Ray voted No
George Brandis voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2016
Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2005 [2006] — In Committee - Protest
Robert Ray voted Yes
George Brandis voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance