edited
12th Aug 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Sam Birrell voted Yes in this free vote
Michael McCormack voted No in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 90% attendance
Sam Birrell and Michael McCormack have voted the same way 99.7% of the time
Sam Birrell
National Party Representative for Nicholls since May 2022
Michael McCormack
National Party Representative for Riverina since August 2010
Since May 2022 Sam Birrell and Michael McCormack have voted in the same division 287 times.
In divisions they have voted the same 286 times. They have only voted differently once.
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 differently on
Always voted the same way on
- A referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- A transition plan for coal workers
- An Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
- Banning pay secrecy clauses
- Build to Rent (BTR)
- Climate change mitigation strategies (e.g., carbon capture and storage)
- Considering motions on Gaza (2023-24) (procedural)
- Encouraging Australian-based industry
- Federal action on public housing
- Increasing housing affordability
- Increasing legal protections for LGBTI people
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Increasing workplace protections
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Live animal export
- Market-led approaches to protecting biodiversity
- Net zero emissions by 2035
- Net zero emissions by 2050
- No new fossil fuels projects
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reducing tax concessions for high socio-economic status
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
- The Paris Climate Agreement
- Vehicle efficiency standards
Divisions in which they voted differently
In divisions they have voted the same 286 times. They have only voted differently once.