Matt Thistlethwaite and Alan Eggleston have voted the same way 23% of the time

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Matt Thistlethwaite

Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013

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Alan Eggleston

Former Liberal Party Senator for WA July 1996 – June 2014

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Between July 2011 and August 2013 Matt Thistlethwaite and Alan Eggleston have voted in the same division 428 times.

In divisions they have voted differently 328 times. They have only voted the same 100 times.

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Divisions in which they voted the same

In divisions they have voted differently 328 times. They have only voted the same 100 times.

  1. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Australian Education Bill 2013, Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  2. Senate

    Bills — Australian Jobs Bill 2013; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  3. edited 30th Jun 2016
    Senate

    Motions - PRISM - Australia's vulnerability

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  4. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Media access

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  5. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Quinkan Rock Art Galleries - Protect from mining activities

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  6. edited 17th Mar 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Public Interest Disclosure - Protect whistle blowers

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  7. edited 3rd Dec 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Iraq - Independent inquiry

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  8. Senate

    Motions — Education Funding

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  9. edited 17th Aug 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Parenting Payments - Reverse transfer to Newstart

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  10. edited 16th Jun 2016
    Senate

    Motions - International Development Assistance - Increase foreign aid budget to 0.7% of GNI

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  11. edited 8th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  12. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Auditing

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  13. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  14. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  15. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  16. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Disallowance

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  17. edited 16th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Seismic Survey - Harm to marine wildlife

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  18. Senate

    Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  19. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - University of Western Sydney - Retain current courses and academic staffing resources

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  20. Senate

    Motions — Hicks, Mr David

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  21. edited 12th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Newstart - Increase

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  22. Senate

    Bills — Customs Amendment (Military End-Use) Bill 2011; Third Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  23. Senate

    Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  24. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Public Interest Disclosure Bill, Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  25. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — National Data Retention Scheme; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  26. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Data Retention Advice; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  27. edited 24th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions – State-based Marriage Equality Legislation – No Commonwealth challenge

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  28. Senate

    Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  29. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  30. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  31. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  32. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  33. Senate

    Motions — Hicks, Mr David

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  34. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Environmental Conservation - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  35. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Environment - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  36. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Republic of Nauru - Designate Nauru as regional processing country

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  37. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  38. edited 20th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  39. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  40. Senate

    Bills — Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012, Second Reading; Third Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  41. Senate

    Bills — Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012, Second Reading; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  42. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Leave schedule 1 as it is

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  43. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Stronger Futures Bills - Agree to Senator Ludlam's amendments

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  44. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Greens Amendment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  45. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  46. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  47. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011 - Agree to Australian Greens amendment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  48. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Leave schedule 2 as it is

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  49. Senate

    Bills — Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  50. Senate

    Bills — National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2010; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  51. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  52. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  53. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  54. Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; Third Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  55. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Higher Education - Increase base funding

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  56. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  57. Senate

    Documents — Sri Lanka

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  58. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Gambling; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  59. Senate

    Motions — Register of the National Estate

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  60. Senate

    Motions — Competition Policy

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  61. Senate

    Motions — Forestry

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  62. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  63. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  64. Senate

    Motions — Gillard Government; Censure

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 91% attendance

  65. edited 8th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Iraq - Lobby

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  66. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Education Funding - Increase public higher education funding

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  67. edited 17th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Motions — Trans-Pacific Partnership

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  68. Senate

    Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  69. Senate

    Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  70. Senate

    Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  71. Senate

    Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  72. Senate

    Motions — Standing Orders

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  73. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Tarkine Wilderness - Failure to list

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  74. Senate

    Bills — National Health Reform Amendment (Independent Hospital Pricing Authority) Bill 2011; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  75. Senate

    Business — Consideration of Legislation

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  76. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Matters of Urgency - Same-Sex Relationships - Recognise same sex marriage

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  77. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  78. Senate

    Bills — Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  79. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect water systems and the environment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  80. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coral Sea - Declare marine national park

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  81. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  82. Senate

    Motions — Recycling

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  83. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Vocational Education and Training - Support TAFE

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  84. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Membership

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  85. Senate

    Motions — Forestry

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  86. Senate

    Motions — Hungary

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  87. Senate

    Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  88. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - International refugee obligations

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  89. Senate

    Motions — Container Deposit Scheme

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  90. Senate

    Motions — Palestine

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  91. Senate

    Motions — Private Senators' Bills

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  92. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Marriage

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  93. edited 21st Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - National Threatened Species Day - Reverse biodiversity decline

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  94. Senate

    Motions — Wilders, Mr Geert

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 69% attendance

  95. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Moratorium on new coal seam gas approvals

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  96. Senate

    Motions — Nystrom, Mr Stefan

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  97. Senate

    Motions — Amendment to Standing Orders

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  98. Senate

    Motions — James Price Point

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  99. Senate

    Motions — Question Time

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Alan Eggleston voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  100. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Alan Eggleston voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance