Compare how John Williams and Brett Mason voted on suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

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John Williams

Former National Party Senator for NSW July 2008 – July 2019

Voted a mixture of for and against suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)
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Brett Mason

Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland July 1999 – April 2015

Voted a mixture of for and against suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to suspend standing and sessional orders (that is, the procedural rules of Parliament) so that their colleagues can introduce motions for Parliament to vote on even when the the procedural rules would prevent them from doing so

Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)” which either John Williams or Brett Mason could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of John Williams and Brett Mason on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".

Division John Williams Brett Mason Supporters vote

2nd Apr 2019, 5:29 PM – Senate Motions - Climate Change - Let a vote happen

No - Yes

14th Feb 2019, 12:44 PM – Senate Motions - Queensland Nickel - Suspend usual rules

absent - Yes

13th Feb 2019, 10:11 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen

No - Yes

6th Dec 2018, 4:29 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let another vote happen

Yes - Yes

6th Dec 2018, 2:32 PM – Senate Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Let a vote happen

Yes - Yes

4th Dec 2018, 5:05 PM – Senate Documents - Queensland: Abortion - Let a vote happen

Yes - Yes

3rd Dec 2018, 1:46 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual rules

Yes - Yes

26th Nov 2018, 4:23 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

Yes - Yes

13th Nov 2018, 12:38 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote happen

No - Yes

17th Oct 2018, 4:23 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

No - Yes

15th Oct 2018, 3:22 PM – Senate Documents - Religious Freedom Review Expert Panel; Order for the Production of Documents - Let a vote happen

No - Yes

15th Oct 2018, 11:11 AM – Senate Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

No - Yes

20th Aug 2018, 4:20 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders

Yes - Yes

15th Aug 2018, 10:48 AM – Senate Motions - Anning, Senator Fraser; Censure - Let vote happen

absent - Yes

25th Jun 2018, 4:53 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let Senator McKim introduce his motion

absent - Yes

25th Jun 2018, 12:58 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

absent - Yes

21st Jun 2018, 10:06 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another vote take place

No - Yes

20th Jun 2018, 4:37 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the procedural rules

No - Yes

20th Jun 2018, 3:40 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another motion be introduced

Yes - Yes

15th Feb 2018, 3:37 PM – Senate Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

No - Yes

4th Dec 2017, 3:39 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual procedural rules

Yes - Yes

30th Nov 2017, 1:20 PM – Senate Motions - Dastyari, Senator Sam - Suspend standing order

Yes - Yes

17th Oct 2017, 1:05 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

No - Yes

13th Sep 2017, 5:59 PM – Senate Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual rules

Yes - Yes

17th Aug 2017, 1:50 PM – Senate Documents - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

No - Yes

16th Aug 2017, 10:09 AM – Senate Motions - Wong, Senator Penny; Censure - Let a vote happen

Yes - Yes

14th Aug 2017, 10:45 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Let another motion be moved

No - Yes

10th Aug 2017, 12:13 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let another vote take place

No - Yes

8th Aug 2017, 1:20 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Let a vote happen

No - Yes

13th Jun 2017, 12:58 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Narcotic Drugs) Regulation 2016 - Disallow

No - Yes

22nd Nov 2016, 4:14 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

No - Yes

2nd Mar 2016, 11:53 AM – Senate Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Suspend standing orders

Yes - Yes

9th Sep 2015, 3:39 PM – Senate Motions — Debate parliamentary approval to send Australian Defence Forces to Syria

No - Yes

12th Aug 2015, 10:20 AM – Senate Motions — Marriage Equality

No - Yes

3rd Mar 2015, 1:06 PM – Senate Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss the Deployment of Australian Troops

No No Yes

30th Sep 2014, 4:23 PM – Senate Committees - Certain Aspects of the Queensland Government Select Committee - Suspend standing orders

No No Yes

23rd Sep 2014, 4:21 PM – Senate Committees - Certain Aspects of the Queensland Government Select Committee - Let Senator Lazarus move his motion

No No Yes

2nd Sep 2014, 1:07 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Business — Suspend standing orders (Consideration of legislation)

Yes absent Yes

1st Sep 2014, 10:35 AM – Senate Motions — To suspend standing orders to discuss parliamentary approval for the deployment of Australian troops in Iraq

No absent Yes

28th Feb 2013, 3:36 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

absent absent Yes

31st Oct 2011 – Senate Motions - Clean Energy Legislation - Defer consideration

absent Yes Yes

26th Nov 2010, 12:31 PM – Senate Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010 — Third Reading — Suspend standing orders

Yes absent Yes

26th Nov 2010, 12:19 PM – Senate Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010 — Third Reading - Suspend standing orders

Yes Yes Yes

26th Nov 2010, 12:03 PM – Senate Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010 — In Committee - Suspend standing orders

Yes Yes Yes

10th Mar 2010, 11:58 AM – Senate Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 — Second Reading — Suspend standing orders

Yes Yes Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)” which either John Williams or Brett Mason could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".

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