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18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Julian Simmonds voted Yes
Brendan O'Connor voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
Julian Simmonds and Brendan O'Connor have voted the same way 1% of the time
Julian Simmonds
Former Liberal National Party Representative for Ryan May 2019 – May 2022
Brendan O'Connor
Australian Labor Party Representative for Gorton since October 2004
Between May 2019 and May 2022 Julian Simmonds and Brendan O'Connor have voted in the same division 579 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 573 times. They have only voted the same 6 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.
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- A character test for Australian visas
- A combined Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Banning mobiles and other devices in immigration detention
- Building dedicated quarantine facilities (COVID-19)
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing consumer protections
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
- Increasing support for the Australian film and TV industry
- Increasing support for the Australian shipping industry
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Increasing transparency of big business by making information public
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Parliament continuing to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
- Stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- Treating the COVID vaccine rollout as a matter of urgency
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 573 times. They have only voted the same 6 times.
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Impact on Tasmania
Julian Simmonds voted Yes
Brendan O'Connor voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 24th Feb 2022
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve's Law) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - No destruction of zygote or embryo
Julian Simmonds voted Yes in this free vote
Brendan O'Connor voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 3rd Jun 2021
Motions - Department of Defence - Don't let a vote happen
Julian Simmonds voted Yes
Brendan O'Connor voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 46% attendance
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edited 31st Jul 2020
Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019 - Consideration in Detail - ISDS clauses
Julian Simmonds voted No
Brendan O'Connor voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Julian Simmonds voted No
Brendan O'Connor voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance