Compare how Barnaby Joyce and John Watson voted on increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management
Barnaby Joyce
National Party Representative for New England since December 2017
John Watson
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania July 1978 – June 2008
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that there should be more independent access to detention centres and more information provided about the management of asylum seekers under Australian government policy, including the interception of boats at sea
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 increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management” which either Barnaby Joyce or John Watson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Barnaby Joyce and John Watson 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 | Barnaby Joyce | John Watson | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
4th Dec 2014 – Representatives Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate's amendments |
absent | - | No |
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 |
Yes | - | No |
16th May 2013, 11:28 AM – Senate Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Media access |
absent | - | Yes |
16th May 2013, 11:06 AM – Senate Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - AHRC access |
absent | - | Yes |
16th Aug 2012, 9:09 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Independent annual review |
absent | - | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management” which either Barnaby Joyce or John Watson 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 | Barnaby Joyce | John Watson | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
12th Feb 2019, 6:11 PM – Representatives Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with the amendments |
No | - | Yes |
7th Feb 2013, 12:18 PM – Senate Motions - Immigration Detention Facilities - Media access |
absent | - | Yes |
12th Sep 2012, 11:45 AM – Senate Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention |
absent | - | Yes |
12th Oct 2011 – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Siev X |
absent | - | Yes |
24th Nov 2009, 3:41 PM – Senate Border Protection Committee of Cabinet Meeting - Order - Produce documents |
Yes | - | Yes |
27th Aug 2008, 4:21 PM – Senate Motions - MV Tampa: Seventh Anniversary - Inquiry into immigration detention |
No | - | Yes |
10th May 2007, 10:17 AM – Senate Motions - Iraq - Information requested |
No | No | Yes |
2nd Mar 2006, 11:37 AM – Senate Committees - Legal and Constitutional References Committee - Refer |
No | No | Yes |