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5th Apr 2022
Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
Ben Small and Tim Ayres have voted the same way 18% of the time
Ben Small
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA November 2020 – May 2022
Tim Ayres
Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since July 2019
Between November 2020 and May 2022 Ben Small and Tim Ayres have voted in the same division 320 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 264 times. They have only voted the same 56 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
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- An independent inquiry into Attorney-General Christian Porter
- Assisting Australians trying to return from overseas
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing the gender pay gap
- Extending Jobkeeper Payment
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing protections for franchisees
- Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
- Procedural fairness
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing waste in Australia
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Transgender rights
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 264 times. They have only voted the same 56 times.
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edited 5th Apr 2022
National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 19th Aug 2022
Business - Days and Hours of Meeting - Add extra days to sitting calendar
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 56% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2021
Documents - Australian Antarctic Division - Order for the Production of Documents
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 2nd Sep 2022
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 10th Sep 2021
Documents - Western Australia: Korean Community, Queensland: Coal Mining - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2021
Documents - Energy; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 23rd Jul 2021
Online Safety Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Excluded content and privacy
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 23rd Jul 2021
Online Safety Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Independent review
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 25th Jun 2021
Motions - Temporary Visa Holders - Create new criteria
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2021
Fuel Security Bill 2021 - Reference to Committee - Refer to committee
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 55% attendance
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edited 1st Oct 2021
COAG Reform Fund Amendment (No Electric Vehicle Taxes) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 2nd Jul 2021
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Support delivery of Plan
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 17th Jun 2021
Motions - Several motions - Suspend the usual procedural rules
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 17th Jun 2021
Motions - Climate Change - G7 resolutions
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 17th Jun 2021
Motions - Australian War Memorial - Delay works until after appeal
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 10th Jun 2022
Motions - Child Care - Move and vote on immediately
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2022
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Net Zero by 2035
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2022
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - in Committee - Equity investments
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2022
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2022
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Inquiry and fossil fuels
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) Bill 2021
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Move and vote on other motion
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - Covid-19: International Travel, Coal Mining, Reconciliation Week - Suspend procedural rules
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - World Ms Day, Workforce Participation, Rotary Australia - Suspend procedural rules
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 21st May 2021
Motions - Forestry Industry, Beef Industry - Condemn green groups
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 1st Jul 2022
Motions - Banking and Financial Services - Suspend the usual procedual rules
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 18th Mar 2021
Motions - National Disability Insurance Scheme, Aged Care: Dementia - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 8th Jul 2022
Motions - Landcare Australia - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Tasmania - Takayna Trail Ultramarathon
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - NBN Co - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Northern Territory: Crime - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2022
Motions - Manufacturing - Modern Manufacturing Initiative
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2022
Motions - Manufacturing, Catholic Education - Let a vote take place
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Media diversity and funding
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 5th Mar 2021
Motions - Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry, Mental Health Services - Let votes happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 26th Feb 2021
Motions - Housing Affordability - Negative gearing and tax discounts
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Motions - Bombing of Darwin: 79th Anniversary, Fiji: Cyclone Yasa - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 24th Sep 2022
Motions - Jobseeker Payment, Jobkeeper Payment, Environmental Legislation - Let other votes happen
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 16th Apr 2021
Motions - Closing the Gap - Adequate funding
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 16th Apr 2021
Motions - Several subjects - Vote on all at once
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 2nd Jan 2021
Regulations and Determinations - Industry Research and Development (Forestry Recovery Development Fund Program) Instrument 2020 - Disallow
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 22nd Jan 2021
Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Pauline Hanson amendments
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 22nd Jan 2021
Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Publish certain information
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 22nd Jul 2022
Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 - Reference to Committee
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 22nd Jul 2022
Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020 and others - in Committee - Financial contributions
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 29th Jul 2022
Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and another - Third Reading - Pass the bills
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 22nd Oct 2022
Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and another - in Committee - Universities
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 30th Dec 2021
Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and another - in Committee - Exclude universities
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2023
Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2023
Motions - Climate Change - Put the question
Ben Small voted Yes
Tim Ayres voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2023
Committees - Privatisation, Corporatisation and Outsourcing Committee - Establish
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 20th Jan 2023
Committees - Treaties Committee - Reference
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 18th Dec 2020
Motions - Australian Defence Force - Do not strip citations
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 30th Dec 2021
Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and another - Second Reading - Withdraw bill and consult
Ben Small voted No
Tim Ayres voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance