Compare how Matt Thistlethwaite and Simon Birmingham voted on same-sex marriage equality

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 same-sex marriage equality” which either Matt Thistlethwaite or Simon Birmingham could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Matt Thistlethwaite and Simon Birmingham 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	Simon Birmingham	Supporters vote
29th Nov 2017, 1:30 PM – Senate Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	-	Yes	Yes
20th Jun 2013, 11:28 AM – Senate Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	Yes	absent	Yes
20th Sep 2012, 4:15 PM – Senate Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time	Yes	absent	Yes
25th Feb 2010, 4:05 PM – Senate Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time	-	absent	Yes
12th Nov 2008, 6:53 PM – Senate Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - General Law Reform) Bill 2008 - In Committee - Legalise same-sex marriage	-	absent	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for same-sex marriage equality” which either Matt Thistlethwaite or Simon Birmingham 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	Simon Birmingham	Supporters vote
7th Feb 2013, 12:22 PM – Senate Motions - UK Marriage Equality Legislation - Congratulate UK PM	No	absent	Yes
11th Oct 2012, 12:11 PM – Senate Motions – State-based Marriage Equality Legislation – No Commonwealth challenge	No	No	Yes
21st Nov 2011 – Senate Matters of Urgency - Same-Sex Relationships - Recognise same sex marriage	No	absent	Yes
11th Oct 2011 – Senate Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Marriage	No	absent	Yes
5th Jul 2011 – Senate Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Support marriage equality	No	absent	Yes
26th Nov 2009, 10:32 AM – Senate Motions - Civil Partnerships - ACT bill	-	absent	Yes
26th Nov 2009, 10:27 AM – Senate Motions - National Year of Action on Marriage Equality	-	absent	Yes