We can't say anything concrete about how Alan Ferguson voted on speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
How Alan Ferguson voted compared to someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to speed things along by supporting motions to 'put the question' (known as 'closure' or 'gag' motions), which require Parliament to immediately vote on a question rather than debating it any further
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which Alan Ferguson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Alan Ferguson on this policy.
| Division | Alan Ferguson | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|
26th Nov 2010, 12:00 PM – Senate Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010 — In Committee - Put the question |
absent | Yes |
15th Mar 2010, 3:46 PM – Senate Food Importation (Bovine Meat Standards) Bill 2010 — Second Reading — Put the question to read a second time |
absent | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which Alan Ferguson could have attended.
| Division | Alan Ferguson | Supporters vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||
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 Alan Ferguson was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.