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John Faulkner, former Senator

- Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW
- Became a Senator on 4 April 1989 — unknown
- Left Senate on 6 February 2015 — Resigned
Voting record (from They Vote For You)
How John Faulkner voted on key issues since 2006:
- Voted a mixture of for and against same sex marriage. votes
- Voted very strongly for tobacco plain packaging. votes
- Voted moderately for a carbon price. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management. votes
- Has never voted on government administered paid parental leave. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace. votes
- Voted moderately for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. votes
- Voted moderately for implementing refugee and protection conventions. votes
- Has never voted on increasing competition in bulk wheat export. votes
- Voted very strongly for recognising local government in the Constitution. votes
- Voted very strongly against temporary protection visas. votes
- Voted very strongly against voluntary student union fees. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing or removing the debt limit. votes
- Voted strongly for a minerals resource rent tax . votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing protection of Australia's fresh water. votes
- Voted moderately for regional processing of asylum seekers. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing marine conservation. votes
- Voted moderately for unconventional gas mining. votes
- Voted moderately against restricting foreign ownership. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing investment in renewable energy. votes
- Voted very strongly against privatising government assets. votes
- Voted very strongly for stem cell research. votes
- Voted moderately against more scrutiny of intelligence services & police. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing Aboriginal land rights. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing funding for university education. votes
- Voted moderately for decreasing the private health insurance rebate. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the age pension. votes
- Voted strongly for extending government benefits to same-sex couples. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing protection of Aboriginal heritage sites. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing availability of abortion drugs. votes
- Voted moderately for live animal exports. votes
- Voted very strongly for carbon farming. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against decreasing availability of welfare payments. votes
- Voted very strongly for re-approving/ re-registering agvet chemicals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Intervention in the Northern Territory. votes
- Voted very strongly against an emissions reduction fund. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing funding for road infrastructure. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing restrictions on gambling. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing beef import standards. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing fishing restrictions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging Australian-based industry. votes
- Voted moderately for uranium export. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing surveillance powers. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing consumer protections. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing public access to government data. votes
- Voted very strongly for an NBN (using fibre to the premises). votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a federal inquiry into Queensland government administration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against offshore processing of asylum seekers. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing freedom of political communication. votes
- Voted very strongly against decreasing ABC and SBS funding. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Questions without Notice: Senator Sinodinos (4 Dec 2014)
“Are you really comparing Craig Thomson to Senator Sinodinos?”
- Committees: Selection of Bills Committee; Report (4 Dec 2014)
“Thanks very much, Senator Macdonald. That, I would have to say, is possibly the most generous thing you have ever said to me in the 24 years that we have shared membership of this chamber, and I do appreciate that positive feedback on this occasion. I commend the opposition's approach. (Time expired)”
- Committees: Selection of Bills Committee; Report (4 Dec 2014)
“I was pleased to receive an invitation from my colleagues to speak about some of the historical imperatives and implications about the referral of a bill to a Senate legislation committee. I am very, very pleased to do so. I would have to acknowledge to the chamber that it is a very long time since I had the pleasure of attending Selection of Bills Committee meetings, but I suspect that I...”
Numbers
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- Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Senators.
- People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
- 23 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 457 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)