Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Third Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
Dio Wang and Penny Wong have voted the same way 58% of the time
Dio Wang
Former Palmer United Party Senator for WA July 2014 – May 2016
Penny Wong
Australian Labor Party Senator for SA since July 2002
Between July 2014 and May 2016 Dio Wang and Penny Wong have voted in the same division 215 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 125 times. They have only voted differently 90 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 differently on
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- An emissions reduction fund
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Refugee family reunification
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Restricting foreign ownership
- Tighter means testing of family payments
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A declared area offence
- A Free Trade Agreement with China
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing surveillance powers
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Revoking citizenship of dual nationals involved with terrorism offences by the minister
- Senate electoral reform
- Storing all citizens' telecommunications data for access by government agencies
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 125 times. They have only voted differently 90 times.
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 21st Apr 2016
Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and one other - Second Reading - Agree with the bills' main idea
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 21st Jan 2017
Motions - North Stradbroke Island - Extend mining lease
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Add a sunset clause
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 59% attendance
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edited 24th Dec 2015
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Tax information of companies earning over $100m
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 3rd Dec 2015
Motions - Student Services and Amenities Fee - Students should have to agree to SSAF
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 54% attendance
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Bills — Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 8th Jan 2016
Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Discretion to prevent disclosure of tax information
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 26th Nov 2015
Motions - Legal System - Stop environmental groups from challenging government decisions
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Defence - Submarines
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 81% attendance
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Documents — Coalition Agreement; Order for the Production of Documents
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 3rd Nov 2016
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Agree to the bill's main idea
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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Bills — Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014 [No. 2]; First Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 16th Mar 2018
Motions - Forestry - Support industry
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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edited 30th Mar 2015
Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 19th Jul 2019
Motions - Nuclear Energy - SA Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Broadcasting and Other Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Bill 2015; Second Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2013; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 85% attendance
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edited 12th Dec 2014
Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Bills — Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014, Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2014
Regulations and Determinations - Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of Financial Advice) Regulation 2014 - Disallow regulation
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 84% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 80% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 82% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2014
Business - Rearrangement - Give more precedence to motion to disallow
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 83% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014 - in Committee - Reduce public consultation on drafts of methodology determinations
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Criticise the Direct Action policy
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Carbon Farming Initiative Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Criticise Abbott Government's climate change policies
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Change exceptions to offence of entering and staying in a declared area
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of Financial Advice) Regulation 2014; Disallowance
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - End debate on whether to limit ASIO's access to devices
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Read a third time
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 9th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Motions — Schedules 6 to 9
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Second Reading — Read a second time
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Business — Consideration of Legislation
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Business — Suspend standing orders (Consideration of legislation)
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Bills — Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014; in Committee
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; Third Reading
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 14th Oct 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2014 - Disallow
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small 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
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills - Third Reading - Read a third time
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills — Adoption of Report — Adopt the report
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Emissions trading scheme
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]; in Committee
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Regulations and Determinations — Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of Financial Advice) Regulation 2014; Disallowance
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 16th Jan 2015
Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Increase repayment income threshold and lower repayment rates
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] - In Committee - Emissions trading scheme (title and commencement)
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] - In Committee - Schedules 2 to 5
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] - In Committee - Emissions trading scheme
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Declaration of Urgency - Allocate time for debate
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Declaration of Urgency - Put the question
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Declaration of Urgency - Declare bills urgent
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
-
edited 7th Nov 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - Review the National Electricity Rules
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 10th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Second Reading - In favour of an emissions trading scheme
Dio Wang voted No
Penny Wong voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
-
edited 7th Oct 2014
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills - Declaration of Urgency - Consider these bills urgent
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Not passed
No rebellions 95% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
Business — Rearrangement
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
-
Business — Consideration of Legislation
Dio Wang voted Yes
Penny Wong voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance