edited
7th Oct 2014
Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Richard Marles voted Yes
Pat Farmer voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
Richard Marles and Pat Farmer have voted the same way 0.4% of the time
Richard Marles
Australian Labor Party Representative for Corio since November 2007
Pat Farmer
Former Liberal Party Representative for Macarthur November 2001 – August 2010
Between November 2007 and August 2010 Richard Marles and Pat Farmer have voted in the same division 271 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 270 times. They have only voted the same once.
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
Always voted differently on
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing political transparency
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Restricting donations to political parties
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 270 times. They have only voted the same once.