Compare how Deborah O'Neill and Stephen Smith voted on same-sex marriage equality
Deborah O'Neill
Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since November 2013
Stephen Smith
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Perth March 1993 – August 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the Federal Government should amend the Marriage Act 1961 so that same-sex couples can marry under Australian law
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 same-sex marriage equality” which either Deborah O'Neill or Stephen Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Deborah O'Neill and Stephen Smith 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 | Stephen Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
29th Nov 2017, 1:30 PM – Senate Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
absent | - | Yes |
19th Sep 2012, 12:26 PM – Representatives Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for same-sex marriage equality” which either Deborah O'Neill or Stephen Smith 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 | Stephen Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
18th Nov 2010, 10:27 AM – Representatives Motions - Same-Sex Marriage - Agree to motion |
Yes | absent | Yes |
18th Nov 2010, 10:20 AM – Representatives Motions - Same-Sex Marriage - Insert new words into the motion |
Yes | absent | Yes |
24th Sep 2008, 10:55 AM – Representatives Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — General Law Reform) Bill 2008 - Second Reading |
- | absent | Yes |