Compare how Penny Wong and David Pocock voted on transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare
Penny Wong
Australian Labor Party Senator for SA since July 2002
David Pocock
Independent Senator for ACT since May 2022
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should not restrict access to gender affirming healthcare for transgender people under the age of eighteen, rather they should leave healthcare matters in the hands of the professional bodies responsible for administering such healthcare (e.g., the Australian Medical Association, the Australian Psychological Society, etc.)
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 transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare” which either Penny Wong or David Pocock could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Penny Wong and David Pocock 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 | Penny Wong | David Pocock | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for transgender children and young people having access to gender affirming healthcare” which either Penny Wong or David Pocock 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 | Penny Wong | David Pocock | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
28th Feb 2024, 4:01 PM – Senate Committees - Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reference - Childhood Gender Transition Prohibition Bill 2023 |
absent | No | No |
3rd Aug 2023, 11:26 AM – Senate Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Gender diverse children and young people |
No | No | No |
20th Mar 2023, 4:30 PM – Senate Matters of Urgency - Gender Dysphoria - For an inquiry |
absent | No | No |
30th Nov 2022, 4:18 PM – Senate Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Puberty blockers and disproven theory |
No | No | No |
15th Jun 2021, 4:50 PM – Senate Motions - Gender Dysphoria - Treating gender diverse children |
No | - | No |