Dio Wang and John Faulkner have voted the same way 44% of the time

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Dio Wang

Former Palmer United Party Senator for WA July 2014 – May 2016

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John Faulkner

Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW April 1989 – February 2015

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Between July 2014 and February 2015 Dio Wang and John Faulkner have voted in the same division 133 times.

In divisions they have voted differently 75 times. They have only voted the same 58 times.

How do their votes on policies compare?

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Divisions in which they voted the same

In divisions they have voted differently 75 times. They have only voted the same 58 times.

  1. edited 11th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 3 as it is

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  2. Senate

    Bills — Family Tax Benefit (Tighter Income Test) Bill 2014; Second Reading

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  3. Senate

    Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill 2014; Third Reading

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  4. Senate

    Bills — Omnibus Repeal Day (Spring 2014) Bill 2014; in Committee

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  5. Senate

    Bills — Omnibus Repeal Day (Spring 2014) Bill 2014; Second Reading

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  6. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  7. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  8. edited 8th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Censure the Minister for Defence

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  9. edited 29th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Censure motion against the Minister for Defence may be moved immediately

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 95% attendance

  10. Senate

    Bills — Australian National Preventive Health Agency (Abolition) Bill 2014; Second Reading

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  11. edited 27th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Westconnex - Don't construct WestConnex

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  12. Senate

    Committees — Wind Turbines Committee; Appointment

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  13. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Telecommunications; Order for the Production of Documents

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  14. edited 27th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Motions - ABC and SBS - Against budget cuts

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  15. edited 9th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Documents — Asylum Seekers; Order for the Production of Documents

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  16. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  17. Senate

    Committees — Queensland Government Administration Committee; Meeting

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  18. edited 12th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  19. Senate

    Documents — Toowoomba Bypass; Order for the Production of Documents

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  20. edited 14th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Committees - Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration - End debate on whether to include Bligh Government in inquiry

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  21. edited 13th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Committees - Certain Aspects of the Queensland Government Select Committee - Suspend standing orders

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  22. edited 30th Oct 2014
    Senate

    National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  23. edited 14th Nov 2014
    Senate

    National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - In Committee - Limit number of devices ASIO can access

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  24. Senate

    Committees — East West Link

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  25. edited 14th Nov 2014
    Senate

    National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Second Reading - Independent oversight of Australia's intelligence services

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  26. edited 14th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Committees - Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration - Include Bligh Government in inquiry

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  27. edited 14th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Committees - Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration - Speed up consideration of motion

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  28. edited 14th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Committees - Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration - Debate the motion

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  29. edited 14th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Committees — Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration — End debate on whether to debate the motion

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Not passed

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  30. edited 14th Nov 2014
    Senate

    Committees - Certain Aspects of the Queensland Government Select Committee - Let Senator Lazarus move his motion

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  31. edited 6th Mar 2015
    Senate

    Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  32. edited 30th Jun 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Australian Animal Health Laboratory - Fund CSIRO

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  33. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Social Security (Reasonable Excuse – Participation Payment Obligations) (Employment) Determination 2014 (No. 1); Disallowance

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  34. edited 3rd Dec 2014
    Senate

    Motions - ABC and SBS - Give Senate a copy of efficiency review

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  35. Senate

    Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; in Committee

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  36. Senate

    Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; in Committee

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  37. edited 10th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Approvals to Infrastructure Minister

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  38. edited 10th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Transparency

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  39. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Oppose subclauses related to shutting down the Education Investment...

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  40. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Education Investment Fund

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  41. Senate

    Bills — Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014, Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; Consideration of House of Representatives Message

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  42. edited 19th Jul 2019
    Senate

    Motions - Budget - Mental health of young Australians

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  43. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Definition of 'electricity retailer'

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  44. Senate

    Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; Consideration of House of Representatives Message

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  45. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  46. edited 10th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Second Reading - Protect from climate change

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  47. edited 16th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Add proviso to motion to agree with bill's main idea

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  48. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Higher Education (Maximum Amounts for Other Grants) Determination 2013; Disallowance

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  49. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Asylum Seekers — Disclose information

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  50. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - In Committee - Adopt the committee's report and so reject the bills

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 95% attendance

  51. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - In Committee - Agree to bills

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 95% attendance

  52. edited 10th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] - In Committee - Schedule 5

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 95% attendance

  53. edited 10th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013 [No.2] - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 96% attendance

  54. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Dio Wang voted Yes

    John Faulkner voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 96% attendance

  55. edited 9th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Reject the bills

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 96% attendance

  56. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  57. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - First Reading - Consider bills together

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  58. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - First Reading - Proceed without formality

    Dio Wang voted No

    John Faulkner voted No

    Not passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance