Compare how Matt Thistlethwaite and Dean Smith voted on protecting whales within Australian waters

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 protecting whales within Australian waters” which either Matt Thistlethwaite or Dean Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Matt Thistlethwaite and Dean Smith 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	Dean Smith	Supporters vote
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Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for protecting whales within Australian waters” which either Matt Thistlethwaite or Dean Smith 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	Dean Smith	Supporters vote
18th Sep 2018, 4:45 PM – Senate Motions - Whaling - Patrol against + investigate legal options	-	No	Yes
27th Mar 2018, 4:08 PM – Senate Motions - Oil Exploration - Seismic testing in the Great Australian Bight	-	No	Yes
28th Feb 2013, 12:16 PM – Senate Motions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction	No	No	Yes
21st Nov 2012, 4:00 PM – Senate Motions - Seismic Survey - Harm to marine wildlife	No	No	Yes