Compare how Andrew Nikolic and Barnaby Joyce voted on turning back asylum boats when possible

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 turning back asylum boats when possible” which either Andrew Nikolic or Barnaby Joyce could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Andrew Nikolic and Barnaby Joyce 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	Andrew Nikolic	Barnaby Joyce	Supporters vote
22nd Oct 2014, 5:12 PM – Representatives Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	Yes	Yes	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for turning back asylum boats when possible” which either Andrew Nikolic or Barnaby Joyce 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	Andrew Nikolic	Barnaby Joyce	Supporters vote
12th Sep 2012, 11:40 AM – Senate Motions — Republic of Nauru - Coalition policies	-	Yes	Yes
16th Aug 2012, 5:17 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Coalition policies (b)	-	absent	Yes