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1st Sep 2016
Parliamentary Representation — Rotation of Senators
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
Stephen Conroy and James McGrath have voted the same way 13% of the time
Stephen Conroy
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria April 1996 – September 2016
James McGrath
Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland since July 2014
Between July 2014 and September 2016 Stephen Conroy and James McGrath have voted in the same division 297 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 259 times. They have only voted the same 38 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
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing surveillance powers
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Senate electoral reform
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 259 times. They have only voted the same 38 times.
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edited 31st Mar 2016
Motions - Income Management - End income management
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Renewable Energy - Energy retailers
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Mandatory Telecommunications Data Retention Scheme - Repeal the scheme
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Committees — Education and Employment References Committee; Reference
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 10th Feb 2016
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Let Them Stay
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Business — Withdrawal
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Committees — Apprenticeships
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2016
Motions - Housing Affordability - First home buyers and public housing
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 27th May 2015
Motions — Coal Seam Gas
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 27th Mar 2015
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2016
Business - Great Barrier Reef - Galilee Basin
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2015
Motions — Great Barrier Reef
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 18th Mar 2015
Motions — Troop Deployment to Iraq
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2015
Motions — Liverpool Plains
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Bills — Corporations Legislation Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2017
Motions - Mining - Review control of Abbot Point coal terminal
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 3 as it is
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add sunset clause for delayed notification search warrant
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Motions — Iraq and Syria
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - In Committee - Limit number of devices ASIO can access
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Limit access to computers to extent necessary
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Remove secrecy provisions
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Against increase in penalty for unauthorised disclosure
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - East West Link - Redirect funding to public transport
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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Bills — Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Stephen Conroy voted Yes
James McGrath voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2017
Motions - Australian Workforce - Insecure work
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 6th Mar 2015
Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss parliamentary approval for the deployment of Australian troops in Iraq
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (Bridging Visas–Code of Behaviour) Regulation 2013 - Disallow
Stephen Conroy voted No
James McGrath voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance