Simon Birmingham and Matt Thistlethwaite have voted the same way 25% of the time

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Simon Birmingham

Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007

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Matt Thistlethwaite

Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013

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Between July 2011 and August 2013 Simon Birmingham and Matt Thistlethwaite have voted in the same division 417 times.

In divisions they have voted differently 312 times. They have only voted the same 105 times.

How do their votes on policies compare?

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Divisions in which they voted the same

In divisions they have voted differently 312 times. They have only voted the same 105 times.

  1. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Australian Education Bill 2013, Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 86% attendance

  2. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 50% attendance

  3. Senate

    Motions — Snowy Scientific Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  4. Senate

    Motions — Education Funding

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  5. edited 17th Aug 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Parenting Payments - Reverse transfer to Newstart

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  6. edited 16th Jun 2016
    Senate

    Motions - International Development Assistance - Increase foreign aid budget to 0.7% of GNI

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  7. Senate

    Motions — National Health Reform Funding

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  8. edited 16th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  9. Senate

    Motions — Defence Procurement

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  10. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Protect rivers, groundwater, agriculatural lands and natural environment

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  11. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Timeframe

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 47% attendance

  12. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  13. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  14. Senate

    Bills — National Gambling Reform Bill 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 1) 2012, National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Bill (No. 2) 2012; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  15. Senate

    Regulations and Determinations — Murray-Darling Basin Plan; Disallowance

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  16. edited 16th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Seismic Survey - Harm to marine wildlife

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  17. Senate

    Committees — Community Affairs References Committee; Reference

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  18. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  19. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Modelling

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  20. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Adjustments

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  21. Senate

    Motions — Middle East

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  22. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Adoption of amendments

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  23. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Ground water amendment

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  24. edited 10th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Water efficiency

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  25. edited 12th Apr 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Newstart - Increase

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 71% attendance

  26. edited 24th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions – State-based Marriage Equality Legislation – No Commonwealth challenge

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  27. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 - Considera...

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  28. Senate

    Notices — Presentation

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  29. Senate

    Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012; Second Reading

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  30. Senate

    Documents — Reserve Bank of Australia; Order for the Production of Documents

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  31. edited 30th Jan 2015
    Senate

    Motions - Inequality - Introduce a Federal Equality Act

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  32. Senate

    Motions — James Price Point Gas Hub Precinct

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  33. Senate

    Motions — Asylum Seekers

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 52% attendance

  34. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - 4000 gigalitres required

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  35. Senate

    Bills — Consumer Credit Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2012; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  36. edited 14th Apr 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Forestry - Westpac and logging on the Solomon Islands

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  37. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 56% attendance

  38. edited 22nd Nov 2014
    Senate

    Stronger Futures Bills - Agree to Senator Ludlam's amendments

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  39. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Greens Amendment

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 80% attendance

  40. Senate

    Business — Rearrangement

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 72% attendance

  41. Senate

    Bills — National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2010; Second Reading

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  42. edited 6th Aug 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Murray-Darling River System - Other states (not SA) increasing water extractions

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  43. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Marine Conservation - Moratorium on issuing oil and gas leases

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 51% attendance

  44. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Nuclear Energy - India and other countries standing outside the NPT

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  45. Senate

    Motions — Acknowledgement of Country

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  46. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  47. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  48. Senate

    Motions — Privileges Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  49. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 88% attendance

  50. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills - Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills; Second Reading

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  51. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Western Australia Export Fishing Licences - Refuse export licence until observer program established

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  52. edited 13th Feb 2015
    Senate

    Documents — Serco Training Manuals; Order for the Production of Documents

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  53. edited 10th Dec 2016
    Senate

    Motions - Coal - From coal to clean energy market

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  54. Senate

    Committees — Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Reference

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  55. Senate

    Motions — University Fees

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  56. Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; Third Reading

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  57. Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  58. Senate

    Bills — Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  59. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Bills — National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010; In Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 74% attendance

  60. Senate

    Motions — Competition Policy

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 79% attendance

  61. Senate

    Motions — Forestry

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  62. Senate

    Motions — Dissent from Ruling

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 89% attendance

  63. Senate

    Motions — Sovereign Wealth Fund

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  64. Senate

    Motions — Middle East

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  65. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 82% attendance

  66. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  67. Senate

    Motions — Gillard Government; Censure

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 91% attendance

  68. edited 8th Oct 2017
    Senate

    Motions - Iraq - Lobby

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 68% attendance

  69. Senate

    Motions — West Papua

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  70. Senate

    Bills — Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in Bri...

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 92% attendance

  71. Senate

    Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  72. Senate

    Motions — Standing Orders

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 66% attendance

  73. edited 25th Jan 2018
    Senate

    Motions - Tarkine Wilderness - Failure to list

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  74. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  75. Senate

    Bills — Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011; Second Reading

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 76% attendance

  76. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Suspend applications and approvals until after UNESCO assessment

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  77. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Membership

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 83% attendance

  78. Senate

    Motions — Assange, Mr Julian

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  79. Senate

    Motions — Forestry

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  80. Senate

    Motions — Hungary

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  81. Senate

    Motions — Socioeconomic Inequality and Marginal Tax Rates

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 62% attendance

  82. edited 16th Mar 2018
    Senate

    Matters of Urgency - Afghanistan - Confirm withdrawal date

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance

  83. Senate

    Motions — James Price Point

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 70% attendance

  84. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions — Nuclear Nonproliferation - Identify countries that won't sell to

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  85. Senate

    Motions — Tibet

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  86. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Asylum Seekers - Siev X

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  87. Senate

    Motions — Olympic Dam

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  88. Senate

    Motions — Sri Lanka

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 64% attendance

  89. Senate

    Motions — Suspension of Standing Orders

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 60% attendance

  90. Senate

    Motions — International Day of Peace

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 75% attendance

  91. Senate

    Motions — Microbreweries

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 53% attendance

  92. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Moratorium on new coal seam gas approvals

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 67% attendance

  93. Senate

    Motions — Israel

    Simon Birmingham voted Yes

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted Yes

    Passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  94. Senate

    Motions — Nystrom, Mr Stefan

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 65% attendance

  95. Senate

    Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 60% attendance

  96. Senate

    Bills — Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 60% attendance

  97. Senate

    Motions — Convoy of No Confidence

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  98. Senate

    Motions — Eden Biomass Power Plant

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 61% attendance

  99. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Immigration: MV Tampa - End offshore processing

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  100. Senate

    Motions — Amendment to Standing Orders

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 77% attendance

  101. Senate

    Motions — Gunns Ltd

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 63% attendance

  102. edited 7th Oct 2014
    Senate

    Motions - Live Animal Exports - End live animal export

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 78% attendance

  103. Senate

    Motions — Iraq

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 57% attendance

  104. Senate

    Bills — National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011; in Committee

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a large majority

    No rebellions 59% attendance

  105. Senate

    Motions — Student Visas

    Simon Birmingham voted No

    Matt Thistlethwaite voted No

    Not passed by a modest majority

    No rebellions 58% attendance