edited
30th Jun 2017
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Withdraw from Refugee Convention
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
Christopher Back and Malcolm Roberts have voted the same way 81% of the time
Christopher Back
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA March 2009 – July 2017
Malcolm Roberts
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party Senator for Queensland since July 2019
Between July 2016 and July 2017 Christopher Back and Malcolm Roberts have voted in the same division 225 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 182 times. They have only voted differently 43 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 differently on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A fast transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
- A national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin
- Continuing Detention Orders (CDOs)
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Increasing access to medicinal cannabis products
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 15%
- Increasing the passenger movement charge ('PMC')
- Live animal export
- Maintaining or increasing defence spending
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- The Coalition's Youth Jobs PaTH
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 182 times. They have only voted differently 43 times.
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edited 8th Jul 2017
Major Bank Levy Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Major Bank Levy) Bill 2017 - in Committee - International banks
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 9th Jul 2017
Enhancing Online Safety for Children Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criminalise "revenge porn"
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Bills — Banking and Financial Services Commission of Inquiry Bill 2017; Second Reading
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 10th Aug 2018
Motions - Influence of Foreign Agents - Royal Commission
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2017
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Change 18C wording
Christopher Back voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2017
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take-Home Pay) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2017
Motions - Returned and Services League of Australia (New South Wales Branch) - Financial + structural problems
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2017
Motions - Institutional Care - For a royal commission
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 31st May 2019
Documents - Saudi Arabia - Order for the Production of Documents
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2017
Motions - Ministerial Standards - Disclosure of meetings
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2017
Motions - Legal Services - Commit funding
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Matters of Urgency — Workplace Relations
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2017
Motions - Child Sexual Abuse - List of perpetrators
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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edited 6th Apr 2017
Motions - Parliamentarians' Entitlements - Do not increase remuneration until in surplus
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Bills — Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2017
Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Prime ministers
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 61% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2017
Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Former PMs and the gold pass
Christopher Back voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2017
Motions - Imports - Anti-dumping system
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 24th May 2019
Motions - Parliamentarians' Entitlements - Commit to spending on electorate
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Committees — Senators' Interests Committee; Reference
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Christopher Back voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2016; in Committee
Christopher Back voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Documents — Defence Procurement; Order for the Production of Documents
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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Committees — Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Vet Student Loans Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2016, Vet Student Loans (Charges) Bill 2016; in Committee
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 6th Jun 2019
Motions - Australian of the Year - Remove General Morrison
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 and related bills - in Committee - Reduce tax rate from 19% to 10.5%
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Bill 2016, Superannuation (Excess Transfer Balance Tax) Imposition Bill 2016; Second Reading
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes, rebelling against the Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Regulations and Determinations - Customs (Prohibited Imports) Amendment (Shotguns and Shotgun Magazines) Regulation 2016 - Disallowance
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 25th Nov 2016
Motions - Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - Do not implement
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Christopher Back voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 19th Nov 2016
Motions - Day, Mr Bob, AO
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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edited 18th Jan 2019
Documents - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Order for the Production of Documents
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Documents — Trade; Order for the Production of Documents
Christopher Back voted No
Malcolm Roberts voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
Christopher Back voted Yes
Malcolm Roberts voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 82% attendance