edited
7th Nov 2014
Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Alex Somlyay voted Yes
Laura Smyth voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
2 rebellions 89% attendance
Alex Somlyay and Laura Smyth have voted the same way 1% of the time
Alex Somlyay
Former Liberal Party Representative for Fairfax March 1990 – August 2013
Laura Smyth
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for La Trobe August 2010 – September 2013
Between August 2010 and August 2013 Alex Somlyay and Laura Smyth have voted in the same division 355 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 353 times. They have only voted the same twice.
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
- 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 consumer protections
- Increasing fishing restrictions
- Increasing political transparency
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing restrictions on gambling
- 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
- Regional processing of asylum seekers
- 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
- 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 353 times. They have only voted the same twice.