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18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief
Dave Sharma voted Yes
Lisa Chesters voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 63% attendance
Dave Sharma and Lisa Chesters have voted the same way 3% of the time
Dave Sharma
Liberal Party Senator for NSW since November 2023
Lisa Chesters
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bendigo since September 2013
Between May 2019 and May 2022 Dave Sharma and Lisa Chesters have voted in the same division 287 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 279 times. They have only voted the same 8 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
- Considering legislation to create a federal anti-corruption commission (procedural)
- Decreasing availability of welfare payments
- Doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
- Drug testing welfare recipients
- Federal government action on animal & plant extinctions
- Increasing funding for university education
- Increasing investment in renewable energy
- Increasing state and territory environmental approval powers
- Increasing the cost of humanities degrees
- Letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 279 times. They have only voted the same 8 times.
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Dave Sharma voted Yes
Lisa Chesters voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
1 rebellion 68% attendance
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edited 18th Feb 2022
Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Impact on Tasmania
Dave Sharma voted Yes
Lisa Chesters 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
Dave Sharma voted Yes in this free vote
Lisa Chesters voted Yes in this free vote
Passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 13th May 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Local expenses
Dave Sharma voted Yes
Lisa Chesters voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 13th May 2022
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Receipt of donations
Dave Sharma voted Yes
Lisa Chesters voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 40% attendance
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edited 18th Oct 2019
Motions - Casinos - Suspend the usual rules
Dave Sharma voted No
Lisa Chesters voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 69% attendance
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edited 22nd Aug 2019
Committees - Crown Casino Committee - Appointment
Dave Sharma voted No
Lisa Chesters voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance