Compare how Helen Polley and David Smith voted on self-governance of the territories
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 the federal government should not interfere in, nor intervene with, the governance of federal territories - such as the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) or the Northern Territory (NT) - and should allow those territories to create and uphold their own laws
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 self-governance of the territories” 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 self-governance of the territories” 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
19th Oct 2023, 10:09 AM – Senate Australian Capital Territory Dangerous Drugs Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
No | - | No |
17th Oct 2023, 4:37 PM – Senate Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference - ACT Government’s Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Act 2022 |
No | - | No |
13th Sep 2023, 9:56 AM – Senate Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
absent | - | No |
24th Nov 2022, 9:26 AM – Senate Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
No | - | Yes |
3rd Aug 2022, 9:34 AM – Representatives Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
- | Yes | Yes |
15th Aug 2018, 7:03 PM – Senate Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
No | Yes | Yes |