Compare how Simon Birmingham and David Smith voted on the use of strong encryption technologies
Simon Birmingham
Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Strong encryption technologies are critical and necessary enablers of communications and commerce. Strong encryption technologies should not be restricted, back-doored, undermined or crippled by law.
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 the use of strong encryption technologies” which either Simon Birmingham or David Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Simon Birmingham 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 | Simon Birmingham | David Smith | Supporters vote | |||
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Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for the use of strong encryption technologies” which either Simon Birmingham 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 | Simon Birmingham | David Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
6th Dec 2018, 7:22 PM – Senate Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
Yes | Yes | No |
6th Dec 2018, 7:09 PM – Senate Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
Yes | Yes | No |
15th Aug 2018, 4:06 PM – Senate Motions - Digital Encryption - Warrant and privacy |
absent | No | Yes |
23rd Feb 2016, 4:00 PM – Senate Motions - Digital Encryption - Develop technology |
absent | - | Yes |
14th Nov 2013, 11:34 AM – Senate Motions - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Reference - Surveillance |
No | - | Yes |