Compare how Helen Polley and David Feeney voted on offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
Helen Polley
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since July 2005
David Feeney
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Batman September 2013 – February 2018
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that people seeking asylum in Australia, who arrive without a visa and particularly those who arrive by boat, should be held offshore in an Australian territory like Christmas Island while their application is processed (See the policy "For regional processing of asylum seekers" for more on processing asylum claims in other countries, like Nauru)
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 offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia” which either Helen Polley or David Feeney could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Helen Polley and David Feeney 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 | Helen Polley | David Feeney | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia” which either Helen Polley or David Feeney 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 | Helen Polley | David Feeney | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
23rd Jun 2021, 4:22 PM – Senate Motions - Immigration Detention - Let Murugappan family return to Biloela |
Yes | - | No |
17th Jun 2020, 4:13 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Resettlement |
absent | - | No |
28th Nov 2017 – Senate Motions - Immigration Detention - End offshore processing and detention |
absent | - | No |
25th Aug 2011 – Senate Motions - Immigration: MV Tampa - End offshore processing |
absent | No | No |
25th Nov 2009, 4:05 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Stop excising territory |
No | No | No |