Business — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
Craig Thomson and Sharon Bird have voted the same way 97% of the time
Craig Thomson
Former Independent Representative for Dobell April 2012 – September 2013
Sharon Bird
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Cunningham October 2004 – May 2022
Between November 2007 and September 2013 Craig Thomson and Sharon Bird have voted in the same division 747 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 723 times. They have only voted differently 24 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.
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A carbon price
- A minerals resource rent tax
- A plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism
- Carbon farming
- Compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack
- Decreasing the private health insurance rebate
- Ending illegal logging
- Government administered paid parental leave
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing competition in bulk wheat export
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- Increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals
- 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
- The Intervention in the Northern Territory
- Tobacco plain packaging
- Turning back asylum boats when possible
- Voluntary student union fees
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 723 times. They have only voted differently 24 times.
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Business — Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Craig Thomson voted Yes
Sharon Bird voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Censure
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Censure
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 94% attendance
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Motions — Member for Dobell
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Member for Dobell
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Business — Rearrangement
Craig Thomson voted Yes
Sharon Bird voted No
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Private Members' Business — Migration Amendment (Reinstatement of Temporary Protection Visas) Bill 2012
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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edited 14th Oct 2017
Private Members' Business - Migration Amendment (Reinstatement of Temporary Protection Visas) Bill 2012 - Stop MP from speaking
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 90% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 67% attendance
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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Motions — Treasurer
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Motions — Treasurer
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Motions — Gillard Government
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Motions — Asylum Seekers
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 11th Aug 2016
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Stop Scott Morrison from speaking
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
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Motions — Gillard Government; Censure
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Gillard Government; Censure
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Carbon Pricing
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Carbon Pricing
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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Motions — Budget
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance
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Motions — Budget
Craig Thomson voted No
Sharon Bird voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 92% attendance