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Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Catherine King voted Yes
Alex Somlyay voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
Catherine King and Alex Somlyay have voted the same way 1% of the time
Catherine King
Australian Labor Party Representative for Ballarat since November 2001
Alex Somlyay
Former Liberal Party Representative for Fairfax March 1990 – August 2013
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and August 2013 Catherine King and Alex Somlyay have voted in the same division 785 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 780 times. They have only voted the same 5 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
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- Carbon farming
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing Aboriginal land rights
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Same-sex marriage equality
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- Temporary protection visas
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 780 times. They have only voted the same 5 times.
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Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Catherine King voted Yes
Alex Somlyay voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
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Mental Health - Recommital of Vote - Greens amendment
Catherine King voted Yes
Alex Somlyay voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 85% attendance
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Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Catherine King voted Yes in this free vote
Alex Somlyay voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 96% attendance
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 - Second Reading - Bill unacceptable
Catherine King voted No in this free vote
Alex Somlyay voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance