We can't say anything concrete about how Bill Shorten voted on increasing or removing the Government debt limit
How Bill Shorten voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should increase the limit on the total amount of Commonwealth stock and securities that may be on issue at any time (known as the 'debt limit') or remove the limit altogether
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing or removing the Government debt limit” which Bill Shorten could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Bill Shorten on this policy.
| Division | Bill Shorten | Supporters vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing or removing the Government debt limit” which Bill Shorten could have attended.
| Division | Bill Shorten | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|
9th Dec 2013, 5:07 PM – Representatives Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration of Senate Message - Make requested amendments |
absent | Yes |
14th Nov 2013, 4:11 PM – Representatives Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration of Senate Message - Debt ceiling of $400 billion |
absent | Yes |
13th Nov 2013, 8:00 PM – Representatives Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Debt ceiling of $400 billion |
absent | No |
4th Feb 2009, 5:24 AM – Representatives Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
Yes | Yes |
How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out
Bill Shorten has only voted once on this policy and it wasn't on a "strong" vote. So it's not possible to draw a clear conclusion about their position.
This could be because there were simply not many relevant divisions (formal votes) during the time they've been in parliament (most votes happen on "the voices", so we simply have no decent record) or they were absent for votes that could have contributed to their voting record.