Compare how Tony Abbott and Craig Thomson voted on the Intervention in the Northern Territory
Tony Abbott
Former Liberal Party Representative for Warringah March 1994 – May 2019
Craig Thomson
Former Independent Representative for Dobell April 2012 – September 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the Federal Government should respond to reports about high levels of child sexual abuse in some Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory by introducing the Northern Territory National Emergency Response or the very similar Stronger Futures Policy, also referred to as "the intervention"
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 the Intervention in the Northern Territory” which either Tony Abbott or Craig Thomson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Tony Abbott and Craig Thomson 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 | Tony Abbott | Craig Thomson | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for the Intervention in the Northern Territory” which either Tony Abbott or Craig Thomson 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 | Tony Abbott | Craig Thomson | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
2nd Sep 2008, 5:46 PM – Representatives Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 - Consideration in Detail - Maintain the strength of the Intervention |
Yes | No | Yes |
1st Sep 2008, 8:26 PM – Representatives Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Ban pornography completely and retain permit system |
No | Yes | No |