edited
14th Mar 2024
Documents - Parliament House: Accessibility - Order for the Production of Documents
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
Dean Smith and Ralph Babet have voted the same way 91% of the time
Dean Smith
Liberal Party Senator for WA since May 2012
Ralph Babet
United Australia Party Senator for Victoria since May 2022
Since May 2022 Dean Smith and Ralph Babet have voted in the same division 334 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 305 times. They have only voted differently 29 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.
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning new thermal coal mines
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuels
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending government investment in fossil fuels
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing housing affordability
- Introducing a Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV)
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2035
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- Protecting threatened forest and bushland habitats
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Repealing Stage 3 tax cuts
- Self-governance of the territories
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Unconventional gas mining
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 305 times. They have only voted differently 29 times.
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Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023; in Committee
Dean Smith voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 10th Nov 2023
Matters of Urgency - Israel - Immediate ceasefire
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 4th Feb 2024
Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 - in Committee - One Nation's amendments
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 67% attendance
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edited 26th Jan 2024
Matters of Urgency - Environment - Make climate pollution a compulsory consideration
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 48% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Documents - Australian Secret Intelligence Service - Order for the Production of Documents
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
1 rebellion 57% attendance
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edited 12th Jan 2024
Documents - Government Appointments - Order for the Production of Documents
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2023
National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 23rd Dec 2023
National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Opposition members on PJCIS
Dean Smith voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 30th Nov 2023
Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Gender diverse children and young people
Dean Smith voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
5 rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - "Fearmongering"
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 45% attendance
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edited 29th Sep 2023
Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Rental crisis
Dean Smith voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 25th Aug 2023
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Dean Smith voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Matters of Urgency - Australian Defence Force - Poor leadership
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 49% attendance
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edited 4th Aug 2023
Acts Interpretation Amendment (Aboriginality) Bill 2023 - First Reading - Consider the bill
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2023
Documents - Department of Finance: Discretionary Payments - Order for the Production of Documents
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023 - in Committee - Appointment term and review
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023 - in Committee - Identification of recipients
Dean Smith voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 7th Apr 2023
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023 - in Committee - Complying investment
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2023
Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Timing of referendum
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 8th Dec 2022
Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Puberty blockers and disproven theory
Dean Smith voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
4 rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 6th Jan 2023
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Gap fee payment methods
Dean Smith voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2022
Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Emergency leave
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 58% attendance
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edited 30th Sep 2022
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Benefit to Australia) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 9th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Greenhouse gas emissions outlook report
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 9th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Cost benefit analysis
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 17th Sep 2022
Climate Change Bill 2022, Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Transparecy and ARENA loopholes
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Registered nurses
Dean Smith voted No
Ralph Babet voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 12th Aug 2022
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Immunity from prosecution
Dean Smith voted Yes
Ralph Babet voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 66% attendance