Compare how Barry O'Sullivan and David Smith voted on increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
Barry O'Sullivan
Former National Party Senator for Queensland February 2014 – July 2019
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should increase the Newstart Allowance rate to ensure that it covers basic living costs
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 the Newstart Allowance rate” which either Barry O'Sullivan or David Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Barry O'Sullivan and David 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 | Barry O'Sullivan | David Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
14th Aug 2017, 10:08 AM – Senate Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
No | - | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing the Newstart Allowance rate” which either Barry O'Sullivan or David 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 | Barry O'Sullivan | David Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
4th Dec 2018, 4:10 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase |
No | No | Yes |
12th Nov 2018, 4:57 PM – Senate Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Increase Newstart & Youth Allowance |
absent | No | Yes |
16th Oct 2018, 4:26 PM – Senate Motions - Taxation - Increase Newstart |
No | No | Yes |
18th Sep 2018, 4:53 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart - Increase |
absent | No | Yes |
16th Aug 2018, 12:32 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart - Increase rate |
No | No | Yes |
20th Jun 2018, 11:40 AM – Senate Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Raise minimum wage, Newstart and Youth Allowance |
No | No | Yes |
10th May 2018, 12:10 PM – Senate Motions - Pensions and Benefits - Increase single rate of Newstart and Youth Allowance |
No | - | Yes |
15th Feb 2018 – Senate Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase rate |
No | - | Yes |
14th Oct 2015, 3:51 PM – Senate Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty |
absent | - | Yes |