Compare how Patrick Dodson and Anne Ruston voted on protecting citizens' privacy
Patrick Dodson
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for WA April 2016 – January 2024
Anne Ruston
Liberal Party Senator for SA since September 2012
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should respect its citizens' right to privacy and make sure all sensitive information it does have access to (such as medical, census or tax data) is kept secure
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 protecting citizens' privacy” which either Patrick Dodson or Anne Ruston could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Patrick Dodson and Anne Ruston 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 | Patrick Dodson | Anne Ruston | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for protecting citizens' privacy” which either Patrick Dodson or Anne Ruston 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 | Patrick Dodson | Anne Ruston | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
23rd Feb 2021, 7:15 PM – Senate Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Privacy concerns |
Yes | absent | Yes |
12th Nov 2018, 3:56 PM – Senate Motions - My Health Record - Extend opt-out period |
Yes | No | Yes |
20th Sep 2018, 12:27 PM – Senate Motions - Right to Privacy - Protect |
absent | No | Yes |
15th Aug 2018, 4:06 PM – Senate Motions - Digital Encryption - Warrant and privacy |
absent | No | Yes |
29th Nov 2017, 4:10 PM – Senate Documents - Department of Human Services - Order for the Production of Documents |
absent | No | Yes |
18th Jun 2013, 4:07 PM – Senate Motions - PRISM - Australia's vulnerability |
- | No | Yes |
27th Feb 2013, 4:11 PM – Senate Motions - National Security Inquiry - Abandon plan to retain data for up to two years |
- | No | Yes |