Compare how Simon Birmingham and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on increasing marine conservation
Simon Birmingham
Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should introduce legislation and regulations that protect and conserve Australia's marine ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef
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 marine conservation” which either Simon Birmingham or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Simon Birmingham and Matt Thistlethwaite 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 | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
16th Aug 2018, 4:14 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Marine Parks Network Management Plans - Disallow |
absent | - | Yes |
16th Aug 2018, 4:10 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Marine Parks Network Management Plan - Disallow |
absent | - | Yes |
12th Feb 2015, 1:38 PM – Senate Bills – Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 – in Committee – Amendment: extend protections to all threatened species |
No | - | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing marine conservation” which either Simon Birmingham or Matt Thistlethwaite 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 "-".