Compare how James Paterson and David Smith voted on federal action on public housing
James Paterson
Liberal Party Senator for Victoria since March 2016
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that even though public housing is controlled by our state governments, the federal government should also take action to increase the availability of affordable public housing around Australia
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 federal action on public housing” which either James Paterson or David Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of James Paterson 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 | James Paterson | David Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
14th Sep 2023, 12:01 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate amendment |
- | Yes | Yes |
14th Sep 2023, 11:49 AM – Representatives Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with the Senate amendment |
- | Yes | Yes |
13th Sep 2023, 12:22 PM – Senate Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
No | - | Yes |
13th Sep 2023, 10:55 AM – Senate Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and two others - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea |
absent | - | Yes |
15th Feb 2023, 5:39 PM – Representatives Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
- | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for federal action on public housing” which either James Paterson 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 | James Paterson | David Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
18th Jun 2020, 12:00 PM – Senate Motions - Covid-19 - Housing and renters' rights |
No | - | Yes |
20th Sep 2018, 12:43 PM – Senate Motions - Homelessness - National strategy |
No | Yes | Yes |
19th Jun 2018, 4:33 PM – Senate Motions - Social Housing - Reject charging market rates |
No | Yes | Yes |
4th Dec 2017, 4:44 PM – Senate Motions - Older People and Homelessness - Increase funding |
No | - | Yes |
13th Sep 2017, 5:32 PM – Senate Motions - Homelessness - LGBTIQ community |
No | - | Yes |