Ross Lightfoot and Eric Abetz have voted the same way 100% of the time
Ross Lightfoot
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA May 1997 – June 2008
Eric Abetz
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania February 1994 – May 2022
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and June 2008 Ross Lightfoot and Eric Abetz have voted in the same division 298 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 298 times. They have never voted differently.
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
- Equal treatment for all couples
- Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing marine conservation
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Local community consultation on infrastructure projects
- Privatising government-owned assets
- Public transport
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Stem cell research
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Uranium export