edited
16th Mar 2018
Motions - Canberra Airport - Weapons advertisements
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
Joe Bullock and Bill Heffernan have voted the same way 15% of the time
Joe Bullock
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for WA July 2014 – April 2016
Bill Heffernan
Former Liberal Party Senator for NSW September 1996 – May 2016
Between July 2014 and April 2016 Joe Bullock and Bill Heffernan have voted in the same division 317 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 268 times. They have only voted the same 49 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 declared area offence
- Ending immigration detention on Nauru
- Increasing funding for road infrastructure
- Increasing surveillance powers
- More scrutiny of intelligence services & police
- Protecting whistleblowers
- Requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- Unconventional gas mining
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
- A carbon price
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing freedom of political communication
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Public transport
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- Removing children from immigration detention
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
Always voted differently on
- A federal inquiry into Queensland government administration
- A minerals resource rent tax
- An emissions reduction fund
- Charging postgraduate research students fees
- Creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
- Decreasing ABC and SBS funding
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Deregulating undergraduate university fees
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing accessibility of government data and documents
- Increasing indexation of HECS-HELP debts
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Letting environmental groups challenge the legality of certain government decisions
- Refugee family reunification
- Senate electoral reform
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Tighter means testing of family payments
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 268 times. They have only voted the same 49 times.
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edited 9th Jul 2016
Motions — Alcohol-Fuelled Violence
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Bills — Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015; Third Reading
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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edited 10th Dec 2015
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Add a sunset clause
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan 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 some companies earning over $200m
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan 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
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 12th Apr 2018
Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 21st Jun 2019
Motions - Illicit Drugs - Condemn NSW sniffer dog ban
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 18th Aug 2016
Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Detention of children
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
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edited 24th Mar 2016
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Bills — Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 22nd Sep 2015
Motions — Asylum Seekers
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2015; in Committee
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2015; in Committee
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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Motions — Budget
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2016
Motions - Housing Affordability - First home buyers and public housing
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 83% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Committees — Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Reference
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 17th Jun 2015
Motions — Unlawful Bulk Data Collection — Recognise Edward Snowden's work
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 15th May 2015
Motions — Westconnex
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 27th May 2015
Motions — Coal Seam Gas
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 73% attendance
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Bills — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015; in Committee
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 61% attendance
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Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 21st Mar 2015
Bills — Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2014; in Committee
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 13th Feb 2015
Bills – Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 – in Committee – Amendment: extend protections to all threatened species
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 51% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2015
Matters of Urgency — Maules Creek Coalmine
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 11th Feb 2015
Motions — Gardens of Stone
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 53% attendance
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edited 11th Dec 2014
Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Keep schedule 3 as it is
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Framework) Bill 2014; Third Reading
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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edited 27th Nov 2014
Motions - Westconnex - Don't construct WestConnex
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 82% attendance
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edited 5th Nov 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Australian Greens amendments
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Support offence of entering and staying in a declared area
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add sunset clause for delayed notification search warrant
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 30th Oct 2014
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 — Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Limit access to computers to extent necessary
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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edited 14th Nov 2014
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Remove secrecy provisions
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
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Bills — Energy Efficiency Opportunities (Repeal) Bill 2014; Second Reading
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 20th Apr 2017
Motions - Australian Workforce - Insecure work
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Bills — Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [No. 2]
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Asset Recycling Fund Bill 2014 and Asset Recycling Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 — In Committee — Toll roads
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
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Business — Days and Hours of Meeting
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan voted Yes
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment (Bridging Visas–Code of Behaviour) Regulation 2013 - Disallow
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Right to say no
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% 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
Joe Bullock voted Yes
Bill Heffernan 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
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders
Joe Bullock voted No
Bill Heffernan voted No
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 75% attendance