Matt Thistlethwaite and Rachel Siewert have voted the same way 53% of the time

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Matt Thistlethwaite

Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013

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Rachel Siewert

Former Australian Greens Senator for WA July 2005 – September 2021

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Between July 2011 and August 2013 Matt Thistlethwaite and Rachel Siewert have voted in the same division 588 times.

In divisions they have voted the same 314 times. They have only voted differently 274 times.

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In divisions they have voted the same 314 times. They have only voted differently 274 times.

  1. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Increase Newstart and support single parents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  2. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment (Reinstatement of Temporary Protection Visas) Bill 2013 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  3. Senate

    Bills — Marine Engineers Qualifications Bill 2013; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 87% attendance

  4. Senate

    Bills — Marine Engineers Qualifications Bill 2013; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  5. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  6. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Environment - Amend environment laws

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  7. edited 14th Apr 2016
    Senate

    Motions - National Parks - Protect

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  8. edited 8th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - Bridging visas

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  9. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013 — In Committee — Freedom of certain information

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  10. edited 30th Jun 2016
    Senate

    Motions - PRISM - Australia's vulnerability

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  11. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area - Maintain heritage status

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  12. edited 31st Jan 2023
    Senate

    Motions — International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  13. edited 15th Apr 2022
    Senate

    Motions - Gender Biased Sex Selection - Condemn

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  14. edited 20th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Vulnerable persons

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  15. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  16. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 49% attendance

  17. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  18. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  19. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  20. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Live Animal Exports - Establish Office of Animal Welfare

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  21. Senate

    Motions — Snowy Scientific Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  22. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Quinkan Rock Art Galleries - Protect from mining activities

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  23. edited 17th Mar 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Public Interest Disclosure - Protect whistle blowers

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  24. edited 3rd Dec 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Iraq - Independent inquiry

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  25. Senate

    Motions — Education Funding

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  26. edited 17th Aug 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Parenting Payments - Reverse transfer to Newstart

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  27. edited 16th Jun 2016
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  28. Senate

    Documents — Environment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  29. Senate

    Documents — Women in the Workplace

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  30. Senate

    Documents — Early Childhood Education and Care; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  31. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Uranium Exports - Review all bilateral uranium supply arrangements

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  32. edited 8th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  33. Senate

    Motions — National Health Reform Funding

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  34. edited 16th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  35. Senate

    Motions — Defence Procurement

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  36. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect rivers, groundwater, agriculatural lands and natural environment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  37. edited 16th Mar 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Climate Change and National Security - Address in Defence White Paper

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  38. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - National Security Inquiry - Abandon plan to retain data for up to two years

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  39. Senate

    Motions — Tamar Valley Pulp Mill

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  40. Senate

    Bills — Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Bill 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  41. Senate

    Bills — Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Bill 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  42. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  43. edited 23rd Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - UK Marriage Equality Legislation - Congratulate UK PM

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  44. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Immigration Detention Facilities - Media access

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  45. edited 14th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Regulations and Determinations - Migration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5) - Disallow

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  46. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 47% attendance

  47. 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

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  48. 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

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  49. 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

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  50. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Disallowance

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  51. Senate

    Bills — Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  52. Senate

    Motions — Thorium Ore

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  53. Senate

    Motions — Middle East

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  54. Senate

    Motions — International Energy Agency

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  55. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Endangered Species - Giant Australian cuttlefish

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  56. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Migration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 6); Disallowance

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  57. edited 16th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Seismic Survey - Harm to marine wildlife

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  58. Senate

    Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  59. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  60. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Modelling

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  61. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Adjustments

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  62. Senate

    Motions — Middle East

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  63. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Adoption of amendments

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  64. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Ground water amendment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  65. edited 10th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Water efficiency

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  66. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  67. Senate

    Bills — Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  68. Senate

    Bills — Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  69. Senate

    Motions — Hicks, Mr David

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  70. Senate

    Bills — Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Pane...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  71. edited 12th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Newstart - Increase

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  72. Senate

    Business — Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers) Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013, Appropriation (Implementation of the Report of the Expert P...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  73. Senate

    Motions — Hicks, Mr David

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  74. Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  75. Senate

    Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  76. Senate

    Bills — Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  77. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Social Security (Administration) (Declared Income Management Areas) Determination 2012, Social Security (Administration) (Vulnerable Income Mana...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 42% attendance

  78. Senate

    Committees — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  79. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  80. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  81. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  82. edited 24th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  83. edited 22nd Aug 2016
    Senate

    Documents - Reef Rescue Program - Great Barrier Reef

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  84. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - Considera...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  85. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Manus Island - Designate PNG as regional processing country

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  86. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Manus Island - 12 month limit on detention

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  87. Senate

    Notices — Presentation

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  88. Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  89. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Threatened Species and Wilderness - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  90. edited 12th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase index rate

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  91. Senate

    Motions — Wilders, Mr Geert

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  92. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  93. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  94. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  95. Senate

    Business — Days and Hours of Meeting

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  96. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Environmental Conservation - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  97. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Commercial Fishing Activities) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Greens amendment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  98. Senate

    Motions — Hicks, Mr David

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  99. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Environmental Conservation - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  100. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Threatened Species and Wilderness - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  101. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Endangered Species - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  102. edited 24th Feb 2023
    Senate

    Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  103. edited 27th Sep 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Riley, Ms Vikki - Condolences

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  104. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Environment - Keep responsibility in federal hands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  105. Senate

    Motions — Search and Rescue

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  106. Senate

    Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  107. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  108. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  109. Senate

    Committees — Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 49% attendance

  110. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Documents - Cubbie Station - Foreign investment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  111. edited 12th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Super Trawlers — Ban all super trawlers

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 45% attendance

  112. edited 22nd Aug 2016
    Senate

    Documents - Great Barrier Reef - Federal responsibility

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 39% attendance

  113. edited 21st Jul 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Cubbie Station - Foreign investment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  114. Senate

    Documents — Defence White Paper

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  115. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  116. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  117. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  118. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  119. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  120. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  121. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  122. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Small Pelagic Fishery Total Allowable Catch (Quota Species) Determination 2012; Disallowance

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  123. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Tripa Forest - Clearing

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  124. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 49% attendance

  125. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Commit...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  126. Senate

    Documents — Reserve Bank of Australia; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  127. edited 30th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Inequality - Introduce a Federal Equality Act

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  128. Senate

    Motions — James Price Point Gas Hub Precinct

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  129. edited 12th Feb 2016
    Senate

    Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  130. edited 18th Mar 2015
    Senate

    Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 - In Committee - Agree to amendments introducing limitations on access and disclosure

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 49% attendance

  131. Senate

    Bills — Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 45% attendance

  132. Senate

    Bills — Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 47% attendance

  133. edited 27th Jan 2017
    Senate

    Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 52% attendance

  134. edited 27th Jan 2017
    Senate

    Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010 - In Committee - Acts by non-party country

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  135. edited 27th Jan 2017
    Senate

    Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010- In Committee - New defence

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  136. Senate

    Motions — Asylum Seekers

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 52% attendance

  137. edited 27th Jan 2017
    Senate

    Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010 - In Committee - Ban investment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  138. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - 4000 gigalitres required

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  139. Senate

    Bills — Consumer Credit Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  140. 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

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  141. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Sunset clause

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  142. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Independent annual review

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  143. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Protection and welfare arrangements

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  144. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Transfer to Australia after 12 months

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  145. 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

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 84% attendance

  146. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Coalition policies (a)

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  147. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Australian Small Pelagic Fishery - Reverse decision to lift quota

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  148. edited 14th Apr 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Forestry - Westpac and logging on the Solomon Islands

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  149. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  150. Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  151. Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  152. edited 6th Aug 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Murray-Darling River System - Other states (not SA) increasing water extractions

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  153. Senate

    Motions — Overseas Development Assistance

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  154. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Oppose offshore dumping

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  155. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Mining - Moratorium on coal seam gas

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 45% attendance

  156. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Marine Conservation - Moratorium on issuing oil and gas leases

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  157. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Nuclear Energy - India and other countries standing outside the NPT

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  158. Senate

    Motions — Acknowledgement of Country

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  159. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  160. edited 16th Mar 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Mining - Use Queensland mining wealth to benefit all Queenslanders

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  161. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  162. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  163. Senate

    Motions — Palmer, Mr Clive

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  164. Senate

    Motions — Palmer, Mr Clive

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  165. edited 10th Dec 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Address uncertainty about coal seam gas emissions

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  166. Senate

    Personal Explanations

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  167. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  168. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  169. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  170. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Western Australia Export Fishing Licences - Refuse export licence until observer program established

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  171. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Serco Training Manuals; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  172. edited 10th Dec 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Coal - From coal to clean energy market

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  173. Senate

    Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  174. Senate

    Motions — University Fees

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  175. Senate

    Motions — Nuclear Submarines

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  176. edited 16th Mar 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Afghanistan - Safe withdrawal + increase in civilian aid

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  177. edited 18th May 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Convention on the Rights of the Child - Sign Third Optional Protocol

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  178. Senate

    Motions — Parliamentary Library

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  179. Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; Third Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  180. Senate

    Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  181. Senate

    Motions — Human Rights

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  182. Senate

    Bills — Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill 2010; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 46% attendance

  183. Senate

    Bills — Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection Service and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Education Services for Overseas Students (Regis...

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  184. Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  185. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Higher Education - Increase base funding

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  186. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  187. Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  188. Senate

    Bills — Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  189. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; In Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  190. Senate

    Documents — Sri Lanka

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  191. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Gambling; Order for the Production of Documents

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  192. Senate

    Motions — Register of the National Estate

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  193. Senate

    Motions — Competition Policy

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  194. Senate

    Motions — Forestry

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  195. Senate

    Motions — Dissent from Ruling

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  196. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Wind Farms - Act on the Community Affairs References Committee's recommendations

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  197. Senate

    Motions — Sovereign Wealth Fund

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  198. Senate

    Motions — Middle East

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  199. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  200. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  201. Senate

    Motions — Gillard Government; Censure

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 91% attendance

  202. edited 8th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Iraq - Lobby

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  203. Senate

    Motions — West Papua

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  204. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Education Funding - Increase public higher education funding

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  205. edited 17th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Motions — Trans-Pacific Partnership

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  206. 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

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  207. Senate

    Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  208. Senate

    Motions — Standing Orders

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  209. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Tarkine Wilderness - Failure to list

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  210. Senate

    Bills — Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 46% attendance

  211. Senate

    Business — Consideration of Legislation

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  212. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  213. Senate

    Motions — Goods and Services Tax

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 47% attendance

  214. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  215. Senate

    Bills — Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011; Second Reading

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  216. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  217. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coral Sea - Declare marine national park

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  218. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  219. Senate

    Motions — Recycling

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  220. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Vocational Education and Training - Support TAFE

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  221. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Membership

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  222. Senate

    Motions — Assange, Mr Julian

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  223. Senate

    Motions — Forestry

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  224. Senate

    Motions — Hungary

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  225. Senate

    Motions — Socioeconomic Inequality and Marginal Tax Rates

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  226. Senate

    Motions — Cluster Munitions

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  227. Senate

    Motions — West Papua

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  228. edited 16th Mar 2018
    Senate

    Matters of Urgency - Afghanistan - Confirm withdrawal date

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  229. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Education Funding - PrimaryConnections and Science By Doing

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  230. Senate

    Motions — James Price Point

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  231. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Nuclear Nonproliferation - Identify countries that won't sell to

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  232. edited 28th Jan 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Nuclear Weapons - International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  233. Senate

    Motions — Taxation

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  234. Senate

    Motions — Tibet

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  235. Senate

    Committees — Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  236. Senate

    Motions — Asylum Seekers

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Passed by a small majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  237. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - Siev X

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  238. Senate

    Motions — Olympic Dam

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  239. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - International refugee obligations

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  240. Senate

    Motions — Container Deposit Scheme

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  241. Senate

    Motions — Palestine

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  242. Senate

    Motions — Private Senators' Bills

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  243. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Marriage

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  244. Senate

    Motions — Sri Lanka

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  245. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 60% attendance

  246. Senate

    Motions — International Day of Peace

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  247. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Disallowance

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  248. Senate

    Motions — Microbreweries

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  249. Senate

    Motions — Environment

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  250. edited 21st Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - National Threatened Species Day - Reverse biodiversity decline

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  251. Senate

    Motions — Wilders, Mr Geert

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 69% attendance

  252. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

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

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  253. Senate

    Motions — Israel

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  254. Senate

    Motions — Nystrom, Mr Stefan

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  255. Senate

    Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 60% attendance

  256. Senate

    Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 60% attendance

  257. Senate

    Motions — Convoy of No Confidence

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  258. Senate

    Motions — Eden Biomass Power Plant

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  259. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Immigration: MV Tampa - End offshore processing

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  260. Senate

    Motions — Amendment to Standing Orders

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  261. Senate

    Motions — James Price Point

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  262. Senate

    Motions — Question Time

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  263. Senate

    Motions — Gunns Ltd

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  264. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Live Animal Exports - End live animal export

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  265. Senate

    Committees — Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Reference

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 54% attendance

  266. Senate

    Motions — Iraq

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  267. Senate

    Motions — James Price Point

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  268. Senate

    Motions — Israel

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  269. Senate

    Motions — Israel

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  270. Senate

    Motions — Israel

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 55% attendance

  271. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Support marriage equality

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  272. Senate

    Bills — Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; in Committee

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  273. 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

    Rachel Siewert voted No

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  274. Senate

    Motions — Student Visas

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Rachel Siewert voted Yes

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance