Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee; Reference
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
David Johnston and Chris Ketter have voted the same way 16% of the time
David Johnston
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA July 2002 – May 2016
Chris Ketter
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland July 2014 – July 2019
Between July 2014 and May 2016 David Johnston and Chris Ketter have voted in the same division 336 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 281 times. They have only voted the same 55 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
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in the coal industry
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Public transport
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A carbon price
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Always voted differently on
- A Royal Commission into banking
- An emissions reduction fund
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Greater public scrutiny of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Refugee family reunification
- Senate electoral reform
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 281 times. They have only voted the same 55 times.
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edited 5th May 2016
Motions - Sugar Industry - Act on Committee recommendations
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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edited 5th May 2016
Motions - Budget - Australian Renewable Energy Agency
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 5th May 2016
Motions - Budget - Radioactive Waste
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Australian Steel Industry - Use Australian steel
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 23rd Aug 2016
Motions - Public Transport - Prioritise funding
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 60% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Motions - Anti-Corruption Commission - Create federal body
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 65% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Climate Change - Support a rapid transition to clean energy
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 28th Sep 2017
Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Speed things along
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 31st Mar 2016
Motions - Income Management - End income management
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Motions — Days and Hours of Meeting
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Motions - Mandatory Telecommunications Data Retention Scheme - Repeal the scheme
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 24th Jun 2016
Motions - Digital Encryption - Develop technology
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 21st Jul 2016
Motions - Foreign Investment - Van Diemen's Land Company
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 6th Jun 2019
Motions - Gold Coast Airport - Delay
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; Third Reading
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Business — Withdrawal
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2016
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2015 and one other - Third Reading - Pass the bills
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015; in Committee
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2017
Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 14th Jun 2019
Motions - Oil Exploration - Release Environmental Plan
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2016
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Ombudsman and audit
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 25th Aug 2015
Motions — Fit for the Future
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 21st Jun 2019
Motions - Firearms - Welcomes Government announcements
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 57% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015; Third Reading
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Australian Border Force Bill 2015 and related bill - in Committee - Public interest amendment
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 15th May 2015
Motions — Westconnex
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 30th Mar 2015
Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not 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
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 27th May 2015
Motions — Coal Seam Gas
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter 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
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter 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
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 4th Mar 2015
Motions — Liverpool Plains
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% 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
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 4th Dec 2014
Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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Bills — Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 4th Dec 2014
Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree the main idea of the bill
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect from climate change
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time
David Johnston voted Yes
Chris Ketter voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Reject the bills
David Johnston voted No
Chris Ketter voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance