• Liberal Party Senator for Victoria
• Became a Senator on 9 March 2016 — unknown
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How James Paterson voted on key issues since 2006:

• Voted very strongly for same sex marriage. votes
• Has never voted on tobacco plain packaging. votes
• Has never voted on a carbon price. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
• Voted moderately for implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against voluntary student union fees. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
• Voted very strongly for regional processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing marine conservation. votes
• Voted very strongly for unconventional gas mining. votes
• Voted very strongly against restricting foreign ownership. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
• Voted very strongly for privatising government assets. votes
• Voted very strongly against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing Aboriginal land rights. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing funding for university education. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites. votes
• Voted very strongly for live animal exports. votes
• Voted moderately for decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
• Voted moderately against increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing fishing restrictions. votes
• Voted very strongly against encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing surveillance powers. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing consumer protections. votes
• Voted very strongly for offshore processing of asylum seekers. votes
• Voted very strongly against increasing freedom of political communication. votes
• Voted strongly for decreasing ABC and SBS funding. votes

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Bills: Royal Commissions Amendment (Private Sessions) Bill 2019; Second Reading (9 Sep 2019)

“I rise to speak on the Royal Commissions Amendment (Private Sessions) Bill 2019. This is an important piece of legislation which will ensure that two current royal commissions, into aged care and disability, have the capacity to hold private sessions to hear from participants. The bill responds to a request to the government from the royal commissioners and draws on the lessons from the royal...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: Answers to Questions (9 Sep 2019)

“Question time today offers us the opportunity to engage in an interesting thought experiment. What would have happened if, on 18 May, instead of Scott Morrison and the Liberal and National parties winning the election, Bill Shorten and the Labor Party had in fact prevailed? Would they, having succeeded in an election a few months ago, right now be implementing the economic plan that they took...”

Questions without Notice: Infrastructure (9 Sep 2019)

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 138 times in debates — average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)