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26th Apr 2019
Resolutions of the Senate - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Don't concur with Senate resolution
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
Tim Watts and Julia Banks have voted the same way 8% of the time
Tim Watts
Australian Labor Party Representative for Gellibrand since September 2013
Julia Banks
Former Independent Representative for Chisholm November 2018 – May 2019
Between July 2016 and May 2019 Tim Watts and Julia Banks have voted in the same division 419 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 385 times. They have only voted the same 34 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 citizenship test
- A Royal Commission into Violence and Abuse against People with Disability
- A same-sex marriage plebiscite
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Getting rid of Sunday and public holiday penalty rates
- Greater control over items brought into immigration detention centres
- Implementing refugee and protection conventions
- Increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing penalties for breach of data
- Increasing scrutiny of unions
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- Increasing the Medicare Levy to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Privatising certain government services
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Reducing the corporate tax rate
- Requiring every native title claimant to sign land use agreements
- Stopping people who arrive by boat from ever coming to Australia
- The Coalition's new schools funding policy ("Gonski 2.0")
- Tighter means testing of family payments
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 385 times. They have only voted the same 34 times.
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edited 28th Feb 2019
Motions - Government Procurement - Suspend rules to let a vote happen
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with the amendments
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Amendment
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Consider amendments now
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Amendment to speed things along
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 14th Feb 2019
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the question
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 99% attendance
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edited 21st Dec 2018
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 4th Jan 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Don't agree with the bill's main idea
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 4th Jan 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Speed thing along
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 4th Jan 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Adjourn debate
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 96% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2023
Motions - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote take place
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2023
Motions - Consideration of Legislation - Put the question
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2023
Motions - Consideration of Legislation - Stop Mr Albanese from speaking
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2023
Motions - Consideration of Legislation - Stop Mr Butler from speaking
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 11th Oct 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Delay debate
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 11th Oct 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Put the question
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 11th Oct 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Suspend the usual procedural rules
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 11th Oct 2019
Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Put the question
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2023
Business - Rearrangement - Let another vote happen
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 4th Jan 2019
Resolutions of the Senate - Live Animal Exports - Consideration of Senate Message
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 95% attendance
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edited 4th Jan 2019
Resolutions of the Senate - Live Animal Exports; Consideration of Senate Message - Deal with immediately
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 95% attendance
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edited 4th Jan 2019
Resolutions of the Senate - Live Animal Exports; Consideration of Senate Message - Speed things along
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Not passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 95% attendance
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edited 2nd Jun 2023
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes, rebelling against the Liberal Party
Passed by a small majority
1 rebellion 97% attendance
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edited 21st Dec 2018
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-Sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Tim Watts voted Yes
Julia Banks voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 67% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Religion & right to refuse
Tim Watts voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Charities
Tim Watts voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 97% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Facilities
Tim Watts voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 93% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Charitable status
Tim Watts voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Defence appointed celebrants
Tim Watts voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 98% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Safeguard conscientious & religious beliefs
Tim Watts voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
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edited 28th Mar 2018
Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Def of marriage + conscientious protections
Tim Watts voted No in this free vote
Julia Banks voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 94% attendance
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edited 23rd Sep 2016
Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016 - Consideration in Detail - Maintain Australian Renewable Energy Agency funding
Tim Watts voted No
Julia Banks voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 85% attendance