Compare how Christopher Back and Anne Ruston voted on same-sex marriage equality
Christopher Back
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA March 2009 – July 2017
Anne Ruston
Liberal Party Senator for SA since September 2012
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the Federal Government should amend the Marriage Act 1961 so that same-sex couples can marry under Australian law
Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for same-sex marriage equality” which either Christopher Back or Anne Ruston could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Christopher Back and Anne Ruston on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Christopher Back | Anne Ruston | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
29th Nov 2017, 1:30 PM – Senate Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
- | Yes | Yes |
20th Jun 2013, 11:28 AM – Senate Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
No | No | Yes |
20th Sep 2012, 4:15 PM – Senate Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | absent | Yes |
25th Feb 2010, 4:05 PM – Senate Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | - | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for same-sex marriage equality” which either Christopher Back or Anne Ruston could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Christopher Back | Anne Ruston | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
7th Feb 2013, 12:22 PM – Senate Motions - UK Marriage Equality Legislation - Congratulate UK PM |
No | No | Yes |
11th Oct 2012, 12:11 PM – Senate Motions – State-based Marriage Equality Legislation – No Commonwealth challenge |
absent | No | Yes |
21st Nov 2011 – Senate Matters of Urgency - Same-Sex Relationships - Recognise same sex marriage |
absent | - | Yes |
11th Oct 2011 – Senate Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Marriage |
absent | - | Yes |
5th Jul 2011 – Senate Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Support marriage equality |
No | - | Yes |
26th Nov 2009, 10:32 AM – Senate Motions - Civil Partnerships - ACT bill |
absent | - | Yes |
26th Nov 2009, 10:27 AM – Senate Motions - National Year of Action on Marriage Equality |
absent | - | Yes |