Compare how Brett Mason and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on increasing protection of Australia's fresh water

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 increasing protection of Australia's fresh water” which either Brett Mason or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Brett Mason and Matt Thistlethwaite 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	Brett Mason	Matt Thistlethwaite	Supporters vote
19th Jun 2013, 11:09 AM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Report the bill	absent	absent	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing protection of Australia's fresh water” which either Brett Mason or Matt Thistlethwaite 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 "-".

Division	Brett Mason	Matt Thistlethwaite	Supporters vote
7th Dec 2023, 11:45 AM – Representatives Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with the Senate amendments	-	absent	Yes
18th Oct 2023, 12:18 PM – Representatives Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with bill as amended	-	Yes	Yes
18th Oct 2023, 10:12 AM – Representatives Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	-	Yes	Yes
24th Nov 2014, 5:06 PM – Senate Motions - Foreign Investment - Limit foreign investment	absent	-	Yes
22nd Sep 2014, 1:38 PM – Senate Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Independent study before grant of mining licences	absent	-	Yes
22nd Sep 2014, 1:32 PM – Senate Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Independent study before grant of mining licences	Yes	-	No
17th Jul 2014, 12:07 PM – Senate Motions - National Water Commission - Reverse position on closure	absent	-	Yes
16th Jun 2014, 8:07 PM – Representatives Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time	-	No	No
15th May 2014, 12:14 PM – Senate Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Bentley blockade	absent	-	Yes
6th Mar 2014, 11:40 AM – Senate Landholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	absent	-	Yes
9th Dec 2013, 8:35 PM – Representatives Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Keep power to make major environmental approvals with federal minister	-	Yes	Yes
20th Jun 2013, 12:15 PM – Senate Motions - Environment - Amend environment laws	absent	No	Yes
19th Jun 2013, 11:05 AM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Stand as printed	absent	absent	Yes
19th Jun 2013, 10:56 AM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Extend protection	absent	absent	Yes
19th Jun 2013 – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Exclude exploration, assessment and appraisal from bill	absent	absent	No
17th Jun 2013, 9:43 PM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Bilateral agreements	No	Yes	Yes
17th Jun 2013, 8:07 PM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Amend to make more specific	Yes	No	No
17th Jun 2013, 7:46 PM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Amend to include shale gas, tight gas and underground coal gasification	absent	absent	Yes
14th Mar 2013, 12:32 PM – Senate Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Water trigger	absent	absent	Yes
7th Feb 2013, 1:38 PM – Senate Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Auditing	absent	No	Yes
7th Feb 2013, 12:38 PM – Senate Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Buyback cap	Yes	No	No
6th Feb 2013, 12:44 PM – Senate Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Timeframe	absent	No	Yes
6th Feb 2013, 12:34 PM – Senate Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Up to 450 Gigalitres	Yes	No	No
6th Feb 2013, 11:34 AM – Senate Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Socioeconomic outcomes	Yes	No	No
6th Feb 2013, 10:44 AM – Senate Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Buybacks	absent	No	No
21st Nov 2012, 10:43 AM – Senate Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	absent	Yes	No
21st Nov 2012, 10:36 AM – Senate Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Protection of communities	Yes	absent	No
21st Nov 2012, 9:39 AM – Senate Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Modelling	absent	No	Yes
21st Nov 2012 – Senate Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Adjustments	absent	No	Yes
20th Nov 2012, 9:59 PM – Senate Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Adoption of amendments	absent	No	Yes
20th Nov 2012, 9:41 PM – Senate Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Ground water amendment	absent	No	Yes
10th Sep 2012, 9:23 PM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Five-year moratorium	absent	No	Yes
10th Sep 2012, 8:06 PM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Tenure	absent	No	Yes
10th Sep 2012, 7:58 PM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Staffing resources	absent	No	Yes
10th Sep 2012, 1:46 PM – Senate Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Own initiative	absent	No	Yes
20th Aug 2012, 3:42 PM – Senate Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - 4000 gigalitres required	absent	No	Yes
22nd Mar 2012, 1:53 PM – Senate Motions - Mining - Moratorium on coal seam gas	absent	No	Yes
9th Nov 2011 – Senate Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect water systems and the environment	absent	No	Yes
22nd Aug 2011 – Senate Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011 - In Committee - Excluded offsets projects	Yes	No	Yes
22nd Aug 2011 – Senate Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011 — In Committee — Excluded offsets projects	Yes	No	Yes
22nd Jun 2010, 4:30 PM – Senate Motions - Water Supply for Adelaide	absent	-	Yes
26th Mar 2007, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Purchase water licences	No	-	Yes
26th Mar 2007, 3:45 PM – Senate Motions - World Day for Water - South Australian wetlands	No	-	Yes
8th Feb 2007, 10:42 AM – Senate Motions - Water - Macquarie River	No	-	Yes
7th Dec 2006, 10:03 AM – Senate Motions - Wetlands and Floodplains - Murray Darling	absent	-	Yes