Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for decreasing availability of welfare payments” which Brett Mason could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Brett Mason on this policy.

Division	Brett Mason	Supporters vote
23rd Jun 2014, 12:46 PM – Senate Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time	absent	Yes
5th Mar 2014, 12:47 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 - Third Reading - Read a third time	absent	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for decreasing availability of welfare payments” which Brett Mason could have attended.

Division	Brett Mason	Supporters vote
17th Nov 2014, 11:40 AM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill	absent	Yes
2nd Sep 2014, 2:17 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Read a third time	absent	Yes
2nd Sep 2014, 1:51 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Reference to Committee — Adjustments to the changes made by the bill	absent	Yes

How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out

Normally a person's votes count towards a score which is used to work out a simple phrase to summarise their position on a policy. However in this case Brett Mason was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.