edited
7th Oct 2014
Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; In Committee
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
David Johnston and Mark Arbib have voted the same way 14% of the time
David Johnston
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA July 2002 – May 2016
Mark Arbib
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW July 2008 – March 2012
Between July 2008 and March 2012 David Johnston and Mark Arbib have voted in the same division 300 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 258 times. They have only voted the same 42 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
- An NBN (using fibre to the premises)
- Carbon farming
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Increasing beef import standards
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Tobacco plain packaging
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 258 times. They have only voted the same 42 times.
-
-
Motions — Gillard Government; Censure
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
-
edited 28th Jan 2017
Motions - Nuclear Weapons - International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
edited 21st Jan 2018
Motions - National Threatened Species Day - Reverse biodiversity decline
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Motions — Wilders, Mr Geert
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
-
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Amendment (Fair Indexation) Bill 2010 — Second Reading
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 6th Aug 2017
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Modelling required
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
-
Coal Seam Gas Projects
David Johnston voted Yes
Mark Arbib voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
Coal Seam Gas Projects
David Johnston voted Yes
Mark Arbib voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009 [No. 2] and Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge - Fringe Benefits)...
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
edited 10th Oct 2014
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and related bills - In Committee - Reforestation aspects
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Legislation - Defer question of third reading
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
11 rebellions 86% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Stop excising territory
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Defer consideration
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
11 rebellions 92% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Business - Rearrangement - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme legislation
David Johnston voted Yes
Mark Arbib voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
7 rebellions 83% attendance
-
Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments) Bill 2009 — In Committee
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee: Joint; Reference
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
-
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 4) Bill 2009 — In Committee
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 4) Bill 2009 - In Committee - Carbon sink tax deductions
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 78% attendance
-
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009; Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2009 — In Committee
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 and related acts - Second Reading - Commit to reducing emissions
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
-
Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising Bill 2006 [2008] — Second Reading
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2009 — In Committee
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
-
Committees — Agricultural and Related Industries Committee; Reference
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Whaling
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
Climate Change — Order
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
Nation-Building Funds Bill 2008 — Consideration of House of Representatives Message
David Johnston voted Yes
Mark Arbib voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Nation-Building Funds Bill 2008 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Communications Fund
David Johnston voted Yes
Mark Arbib voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 57% attendance
-
Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008; Schools Assistance Bill 2008 — Second Reading
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 50% attendance
-
Committees — Selection of Bills Committee; Report
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
-
edited 28th Sep 2017
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - In Committee - Private sector
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
-
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008; Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008; Offshore Petroleum (Registration ...
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
-
South Africa: Sand Mining
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Voluntary Student Unionism - Agree to motion
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
-
First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Bill 2008; First Home Saver Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 2008 — In Committee
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
-
First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Bill 2008; First Home Saver Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 2008 — In Committee
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
-
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
-
Russia
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
-
Climate Change
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
-
Committees — Community Affairs Committee; Reference
David Johnston voted No
Mark Arbib voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance