Compare how James Bidgood and Damian Hale voted on speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
James Bidgood
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Dawson November 2007 – August 2010
Damian Hale
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Solomon November 2007 – August 2010
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to speed things along by supporting motions to 'put the question' (known as 'closure' or 'gag' motions), which require Parliament to immediately vote on a question rather than debating it any further
Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which either James Bidgood or Damian Hale could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of James Bidgood and Damian Hale on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | James Bidgood | Damian Hale | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
11th Feb 2010, 11:03 AM – Representatives Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2010 and related bills - Second Reading - Put the question |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
29th Oct 2009, 1:47 PM – Representatives Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question |
No | No | Yes |
22nd Oct 2009, 1:40 PM – Representatives Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 — Second Reading — Put the question |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
4th Jun 2009, 11:32 AM – Representatives Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 - Consideration in Detail - Put the question |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
23rd Sep 2008, 6:05 PM – Representatives Motions - Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Bill 2008 - Consideration of Senate Message |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
29th May 2008, 1:30 PM – Representatives Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Put the question |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which either James Bidgood or Damian Hale could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | James Bidgood | Damian Hale | Supporters vote | |||
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