Compare how Deborah O'Neill and Alex Somlyay voted on turning back asylum boats when possible
Deborah O'Neill
Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since November 2013
Alex Somlyay
Former Liberal Party Representative for Fairfax March 1990 – August 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should issue instructions for border protection forces to turn back boats carrying asylum seekers to Australia where it is safe to do so
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 turning back asylum boats when possible” which either Deborah O'Neill or Alex Somlyay could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Deborah O'Neill and Alex Somlyay 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 | Deborah O'Neill | Alex Somlyay | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
4th Dec 2014, 8:58 PM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
No | - | Yes |
4th Dec 2014, 12:15 AM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
No | - | Yes |
4th Dec 2014, 12:11 AM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill |
No | - | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for turning back asylum boats when possible” which either Deborah O'Neill or Alex Somlyay 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 | Deborah O'Neill | Alex Somlyay | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
29th Mar 2017 – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - End detention on Nauru and Manus Island |
No | - | No |
15th Aug 2012, 1:05 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2011 - Second Reading - Coalition's policies |
No | Yes | Yes |
28th Oct 2010, 9:38 AM – Representatives Private Members’ Business - Asylum Seekers - Re-introduce Coalition policies |
No | Yes | Yes |