Mr David Hicks
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 70% attendance
Helen Polley and Amanda Vanstone have voted the same way 20% of the time
Helen Polley
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since July 2005
Amanda Vanstone
Former Liberal Party Senator for SA December 1984 – April 2007
Between February 2006 (when our voting records begin) and April 2007 Helen Polley and Amanda Vanstone have voted in the same division 133 times.
In divisions they have voted differently 106 times. They have only voted the same 27 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.
Always voted the same way on
Voted a mixture of the same and differently on
Always voted differently on
- Increasing availability of abortion drugs
- Increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh water
- Increasing surveillance powers
- Increasing the diversity of media ownership
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use
- Reproductive bodily autonomy
Divisions in which they voted the same
In divisions they have voted differently 106 times. They have only voted the same 27 times.
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Human Rights: United States of America
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 68% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Tasmania: Proposed Pulp Mill
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Airports Amendment Bill 2006 — In Committee
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 72% attendance
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Business — Consideration of Legislation
Helen Polley voted Yes
Amanda Vanstone voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Mr David Hicks
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Climate Change
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance
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National Curriculum
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 71% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Renewable Energy - Introduce effective policies
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 76% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Renewable Energy
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - Deposit of stem cell samples
Helen Polley voted No in this free vote
Amanda Vanstone voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a small majority
No rebellions 80% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo Research Amendment Bill 2006 - In Committee - Public health benefit
Helen Polley voted No in this free vote
Amanda Vanstone voted No in this free vote
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Report on emissions from logging and clearances
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 79% attendance
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Woodstock-Abydos Reserves
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 — In Committee
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Tax Reduction and Improved Depreciation Arrangements) Bill 2006 — Third Reading
Helen Polley voted Yes
Amanda Vanstone voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 78% attendance
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Snowy Hydro Limited
Helen Polley voted Yes
Amanda Vanstone voted Yes
Passed by a large majority
No rebellions 84% attendance
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Snowy Hydro Limited
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 88% attendance
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Snowy Hydro Limited
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
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edited 7th Oct 2014
Motions - Uranium Exports - No export to India
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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edited 14th Apr 2016
Motions - Wedge-Tailed Eagle - Protect habitat
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 64% attendance
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Proposed Expansion of the Mcarthur River Mine
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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Separation of Church and State
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 75% attendance
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edited 28th Jan 2017
Motions - Nuclear Nonproliferation - Iran
Helen Polley voted No
Amanda Vanstone voted No
Not passed by a large majority
No rebellions 74% attendance