Compare how Helen Polley and David Smith voted on more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force
Helen Polley
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since July 2005
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that there should be more scrutiny or oversight of the actions and powers of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), both within Australia and overseas
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 more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force” which either Helen Polley or David Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Helen Polley 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 | Helen Polley | David Smith | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for more scrutiny of the Australian Defence Force” which either Helen Polley 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 | Helen Polley | David Smith | 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 |
27th Nov 2018, 12:16 PM – Senate Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
Yes | Yes | No |
27th Nov 2018, 12:13 PM – Senate Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Make disallowable instruments |
No | No | Yes |
1st Dec 2016, 1:40 PM – Senate Criminal Code Amendment (War Crimes) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - More scrutiny |
No | - | 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 | - | Yes |