Compare how Helen Polley and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on protecting whales within Australian waters
Helen Polley
Australian Labor Party Senator for Tasmania since July 2005
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the Federal Government should protect whales within Australian waters by, for example, taking action against the Japanese Government over its whaling program in the Southern Ocean
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 protecting whales within Australian waters” which either Helen Polley or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Helen Polley and Matt Thistlethwaite 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 | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for protecting whales within Australian waters” which either Helen Polley or Matt Thistlethwaite 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 | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
18th Sep 2018, 4:45 PM – Senate Motions - Whaling - Patrol against + investigate legal options |
Yes | - | Yes |
27th Mar 2018, 4:08 PM – Senate Motions - Oil Exploration - Seismic testing in the Great Australian Bight |
absent | - | Yes |
28th Feb 2013, 12:16 PM – Senate Motions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction |
No | No | Yes |
21st Nov 2012, 4:00 PM – Senate Motions - Seismic Survey - Harm to marine wildlife |
absent | No | Yes |
13th May 2010, 10:13 AM – Senate Motions - Petroleum Exploration - Protect marine wildlife of Margaret River coastline |
No | - | Yes |