Compare how Steve Hutchins and Robert Ray voted on implementing refugee and protection conventions
Steve Hutchins
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW October 1998 – June 2011
Robert Ray
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for Victoria July 1981 – May 2008
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should implement the international conventions that relate to seeking refuge and protection from torture. These include the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and the non-refoulement provisions of the UN Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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 implementing refugee and protection conventions” which either Steve Hutchins or Robert Ray could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Steve Hutchins and Robert Ray 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 | Steve Hutchins | Robert Ray | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for implementing refugee and protection conventions” which either Steve Hutchins or Robert Ray 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 | Steve Hutchins | Robert Ray | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
17th Jun 2010, 9:47 AM – Senate Motions - World Refugee Day - Concerns about policies |
No | - | Yes |
12th May 2010, 3:52 PM – Senate Motions - Suspension of processing Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum claims |
No | - | Yes |
3rd Feb 2010, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions - Tamil Asylum Seekers - End standoff |
No | - | Yes |
27th Oct 2009, 3:50 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Language and law |
No | - | Yes |
26th Feb 2007, 5:03 PM – Senate Matters of Urgency - Asylum Seekers - Non-refoulment |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
20th Jun 2006, 4:05 PM – Senate Motions - World Refugee Day - Refugee Convention |
Yes | Yes | Yes |