Compare how Matt Thistlethwaite and Sean Edwards voted on turning back asylum boats when possible
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
Sean Edwards
Former Liberal Party Senator for SA July 2011 – May 2016
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should issue instructions for border protection forces to turn back boats carrying asylum seekers to Australia where it is safe to do so
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 Matt Thistlethwaite or Sean Edwards could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Matt Thistlethwaite and Sean Edwards 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 | Sean Edwards | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
4th Dec 2014, 8:58 PM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
- | absent | Yes |
4th Dec 2014, 12:15 AM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
- | absent | Yes |
4th Dec 2014, 12:11 AM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill |
- | absent | Yes |
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 |
No | - | 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 Matt Thistlethwaite or Sean Edwards 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 | Sean Edwards | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
12th Sep 2012, 11:40 AM – Senate Motions — Republic of Nauru - Coalition policies |
No | Yes | Yes |
16th Aug 2012, 5:17 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Coalition policies (b) |
No | Yes | Yes |