Compare how John Watson and Alan Eggleston voted on implementing refugee and protection conventions
John Watson
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania July 1978 – June 2008
Alan Eggleston
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA July 1996 – June 2014
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should implement the international conventions that relate to seeking refuge and protection from torture. These include the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and the non-refoulement provisions of the UN Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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 implementing refugee and protection conventions” which either John Watson or Alan Eggleston could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of John Watson and Alan Eggleston 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 | John Watson | Alan Eggleston | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
16th Aug 2012, 8:31 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Protection and welfare arrangements |
- | absent | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for implementing refugee and protection conventions” which either John Watson or Alan Eggleston 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 "-".