• Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Braddon
• Left House of Representatives on 7 September 2013 — unknown
• Entered House of Representatives on 3 October 1998 — Federal election

• Voting record
• Numbers

How Sid Sidebottom voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted consistently for same-sex marriage equality. votes
• Voted consistently for tobacco plain packaging. votes
• Voted consistently for a carbon price. votes
• Voted consistently against government administered paid parental leave. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted almost always for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. votes
• Voted consistently against implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
• Voted generally for increasing competition in bulk wheat export. votes
• Voted consistently for recognising local government in the Constitution. votes
• Voted consistently against temporary protection visas. votes
• Voted consistently against voluntary student union fees. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing or removing the Government debt limit. votes
• Voted consistently for a minerals resource rent tax . votes
• Voted consistently for increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
• Voted almost always for regional processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted consistently against unconventional gas mining. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted consistently against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
• Has never voted on increasing funding for university education. votes
• Voted consistently for decreasing the private health insurance rebate. votes
• Voted consistently against increasing the age pension. votes
• Voted consistently for extending government benefits to same-sex couples. votes
• Voted consistently against live animal export. votes
• Voted consistently for carbon farming. votes
• Voted consistently against decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted consistently for re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals. votes
• Voted consistently against the Intervention in the Northern Territory. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing fishing restrictions. votes
• Voted consistently against encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing consumer protections. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing access under Freedom of Information law. votes
• Voted consistently for an NBN (using fibre to the premises). votes
• Voted consistently against compensating victims of overseas terrorism since the September 11 attack. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing transparency of big business by making information public. votes
• Voted consistently for restricting donations to political parties. votes
• Voted consistently for stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation. votes
• Voted consistently for ending illegal logging. votes
• Voted consistently against a plebiscite on the carbon pricing mechanism. votes
• Voted almost always for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural). votes
• Voted almost always against suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural). votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural). votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against ending immigration detention on Nauru. votes
• Voted consistently against ending immigration detention on Manus Island. votes
• Voted consistently against turning back asylum boats when possible. votes
• Voted consistently against making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to use. votes
• Voted consistently for increasing political transparency. votes
• Voted generally against for increasing the Youth Allowance rate. votes
• Voted generally for implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. votes

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• Never rebels against their party.

Bills: Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Bill 2013; Third Reading (26 Jun 2013)

“by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.”

Bills: Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2013; Third Reading (26 Jun 2013)

“by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.”

Bills: Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2013, Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Bill 2013; Third Reading (26 Jun 2013)

“by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.”

More of Sid Sidebottom's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 20 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 309 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)