Compare how Simon Birmingham and Ian Macdonald voted on requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
Simon Birmingham
Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007
Ian Macdonald
Former Liberal Party Senator for Queensland July 1990 – July 2019
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Australia should not deploy armed forces without the consideration and approval of Parliament
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 requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments” which either Simon Birmingham or Ian Macdonald could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Simon Birmingham and Ian Macdonald 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 | Ian Macdonald | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
29th Mar 2023, 10:40 AM – Senate Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
absent | - | Yes |
4th Sep 2014, 12:52 PM – Senate Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
No | No | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments” which either Simon Birmingham or Ian Macdonald 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 | Ian Macdonald | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
17th Mar 2015, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions — Troop Deployment to Iraq |
absent | No | Yes |
19th Mar 2013, 3:42 PM – Senate Motions - Iraq - Independent inquiry |
absent | No | Yes |