Compare how Simon Birmingham and Ruth Webber voted on requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
Simon Birmingham
Liberal Party Senator for SA since May 2007
Ruth Webber
Former Australian Labor Party Senator for WA July 2002 – June 2008
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that staff of government agencies should need a warrant before being able to access the telecommunications records of citizens
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 a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records” which either Simon Birmingham or Ruth Webber could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Simon Birmingham and Ruth Webber 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 | Ruth Webber | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
26th Mar 2015 – Senate Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
Yes | - | No |
20th Sep 2007, 7:53 PM – Senate Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2007 — In Committee — Require judicial warrants |
No | No | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records” which either Simon Birmingham or Ruth Webber 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 | Ruth Webber | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
15th Aug 2018, 4:06 PM – Senate Motions - Digital Encryption - Warrant and privacy |
absent | - | Yes |
23rd Feb 2016, 4:00 PM – Senate Motions - Digital Encryption - Develop technology |
absent | - | Yes |
16th Jun 2015, 4:18 PM – Senate Motions — Unlawful Bulk Data Collection — Recognise Edward Snowden's work |
No | - | Yes |
25th Sep 2014, 9:31 PM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
absent | - | No |
25th Sep 2014, 1:53 PM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - In Committee - Limit number of devices ASIO can access |
No | - | Yes |
25th Sep 2014 – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Limit access to computers to extent necessary |
absent | - | Yes |
14th Nov 2013, 11:34 AM – Senate Motions - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Reference - Surveillance |
No | - | Yes |