Compare how Helen Polley and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on decreasing the gender pay gap
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 introduce legislation that reduces the gap in income between women and men and ensures both sexes are paid equally well
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 decreasing the gender pay gap” 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
22nd Nov 2012, 8:30 PM – Senate Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for decreasing the gender pay gap” 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
6th Mar 2023, 12:18 PM – Senate Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Parental leave and the superannuation guarantee |
No | - | Yes |
23rd Jun 2021, 4:14 PM – Senate Motions - Discrimination - Against affirmative action |
absent | - | No |
8th Dec 2020, 4:53 PM – Senate Motions - Women's Economic Security - Retirement incomes |
Yes | - | Yes |
26th Aug 2020, 4:02 PM – Senate Motions - Superannuation - Inequality |
Yes | - | Yes |
20th Sep 2018, 12:33 PM – Senate Motions - Superannuation - Gender gap + low income earners |
absent | - | Yes |
19th Jun 2013, 3:43 PM – Senate Motions - Health - Inquiry into unpaid care |
absent | absent | Yes |
23rd Aug 2012, 12:08 PM – Senate Motions - Inequality - Introduce a Federal Equality Act |
No | No | Yes |
7th Feb 2007, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions - Commission on the Status of Women - End discrimination and gender-based violence |
Yes | - | Yes |