Scott Ryan and John Faulkner have voted the same way 12% of the time

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Scott Ryan

Former President Senator for Victoria November 2017 – October 2021

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John Faulkner

Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW April 1989 – February 2015

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Between July 2008 and February 2015 Scott Ryan and John Faulkner have voted in the same division 704 times.

In divisions they have voted differently 618 times. They have only voted the same 86 times.

How do their votes on policies compare?

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Divisions in which they voted the same

In divisions they have voted differently 618 times. They have only voted the same 86 times.

  1. edited 11th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 3 as it is

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  2. Senate

    Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  3. Senate

    Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  4. edited 4th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree the main idea of the bill

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  5. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Definition of 'electricity retailer'

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  6. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  7. edited 10th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect from climate change

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  8. edited 16th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree to the main idea (with two provisos)

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  9. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Right to say no

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  10. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 96% attendance

  11. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Reject the bills

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 96% attendance

  12. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  13. edited 19th Jul 2019
    Senate

    Motions - Solar Energy - NSW Solar Energy eXchange Initiative

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  14. Senate

    Bills — Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency Repeal Bill 2014; Second Reading

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 91% attendance

  15. Senate

    Motions — Iraq

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  16. Senate

    Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  17. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Australian Meat and Live—stock Industry (Export of Live—stock to Egypt) Repeal Order 2014 - Put the motion (for disallowance)

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  18. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Australian Meat and Live—stock Industry (Export of Live—stock to Egypt) Repeal Order 2014 — Disallow motion

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  19. Senate

    Motions — Family Payments

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  20. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect Australia from climate change

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  21. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Clean Energy Auction Revocation Determination 2014; Disallowance

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  22. edited 27th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Lock the Gate Alliance - Act on concerns of the Alliance

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  23. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Live Animal Exports - Stop export until investigations completed

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  24. Senate

    Committees — University Funding

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  25. Senate

    Committees — Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  26. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Kangaroo Island - Reject seismic testing proposal

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  27. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - UNHCR reports into Nauru and Manus Island

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  28. Senate

    Committees — Electoral Matters Committee; Reference

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  29. edited 25th Feb 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Political Donations - Disclosure and ban on overseas donations

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  30. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Agriculture - Foreign ownership

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  31. edited 27th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Agriculture - Coal seam gas wells

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  32. Senate

    Motions — Japan Natural Disasters

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  33. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Australian Education Bill 2013, Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  34. Senate

    Documents — Pollution Reduction Program; Order for the Production of Documents

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  35. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Extend protection

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  36. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 — In Committee — Freedom of certain information

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  37. Senate

    Motions — Snowy Scientific Committee

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  38. Senate

    Motions — International Energy Agency

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  39. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Endangered Species - Giant Australian cuttlefish

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  40. edited 22nd Aug 2016
    Senate

    Documents - Reef Rescue Program - Great Barrier Reef

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  41. Senate

    Motions — Hicks, Mr David

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  42. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Environmental Conservation - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  43. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Republic of Nauru - Designate Nauru as regional processing country

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  44. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  45. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Tripa Forest - Clearing

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  46. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - 4000 gigalitres required

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  47. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  48. Senate

    Bills — National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2010; Second Reading

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  49. Senate

    Personal Explanations

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  50. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  51. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  52. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Western Australia Export Fishing Licences - Refuse export licence until observer program established

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  53. Senate

    Documents — Sri Lanka

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  54. Senate

    Motions — Competition Policy

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  55. Senate

    Motions — Dissent from Ruling

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  56. Senate

    Bills — Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; in Committee

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  57. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  58. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  59. edited 8th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Iraq - Lobby

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  60. Senate

    Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  61. Senate

    Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  62. Senate

    Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  63. Senate

    Motions — James Price Point

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  64. Senate

    Motions — Question Time

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  65. Senate

    Motions — Nuclear Energy

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  66. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills — Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011; In Committee

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  67. edited 1st Oct 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Language Rights of Tibetans - Support and recognise

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  68. Senate

    Coal Seam Gas Projects

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  69. Senate

    Coal Seam Gas Projects

    Scott Ryan voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  70. Senate

    Emissions Reduction Target

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  71. Senate

    Adoption of a ‘Robin Hood’ Tax

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  72. Senate

    Captain Peter Bethune

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  73. Senate

    Afghanistan

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  74. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009 [No. 2] and Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge - Fringe Benefits)...

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  75. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - Stop excising territory

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  76. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Commit to reducing emissions

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  77. Senate

    Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 4) Bill 2009 — In Committee

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  78. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 4) Bill 2009 - In Committee - Carbon sink tax deductions

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    1 rebellion 78% attendance

  79. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 and related acts - Second Reading - Commit to reducing emissions

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 95% attendance

  80. Senate

    Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2009 — In Committee

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 93% attendance

  81. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  82. Senate

    Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009; Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009; Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009; Tax Bonus...

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  83. Senate

    Environment

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  84. Senate

    Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Appropriation Bill 2008 — In Committee

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  85. Senate

    International Aid

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  86. Senate

    Financial System Legislation Amendment (Financial Claims Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2008; Financial Claims Scheme (Adis) Levy Bill 2008; Financial Claims Scheme (General In...

    Scott Ryan voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance