Compare how Matt Thistlethwaite and Ian Macdonald voted on putting a time limit on immigration detention

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 putting a time limit on immigration detention” which either Matt Thistlethwaite or Ian Macdonald could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Matt Thistlethwaite and Ian Macdonald 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	Matt Thistlethwaite	Ian Macdonald	Supporters vote
25th Jun 2015, 5:52 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Limit detention to 3 months	-	No	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for putting a time limit on immigration detention” which either Matt Thistlethwaite or Ian Macdonald 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	Matt Thistlethwaite	Ian Macdonald	Supporters vote
10th Oct 2012, 11:30 AM – Senate Motions - Manus Island - 12 month limit on detention	No	absent	Yes
12th Sep 2012, 11:45 AM – Senate Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention	No	No	Yes