Compare how Meryl Swanson and Sarah Henderson voted on increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship
Meryl Swanson
Australian Labor Party Representative for Paterson since July 2016
Sarah Henderson
Liberal Party Senator for Victoria since September 2019
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should take a restrictive approach to granting Australian citizenship by introducing more eligibility requirements, such as applicants needing greater English language proficiency and needing to spend more time living in Australia before they can submit their applications
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 eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship” which either Meryl Swanson or Sarah Henderson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Meryl Swanson and Sarah Henderson 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 | Meryl Swanson | Sarah Henderson | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
14th Aug 2017, 6:00 PM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
No | Yes | Yes |
14th Aug 2017, 5:50 PM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
No | Yes | Yes |
24th Nov 2014, 1:03 PM – Representatives Australian Citizenship and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
- | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing eligibility requirements for Australian citizenship” which either Meryl Swanson or Sarah Henderson 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 | Meryl Swanson | Sarah Henderson | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
12th Nov 2020, 12:13 PM – Senate Motions - Australian Languages - Role of English in Australia |
- | absent | Yes |