Compare how James Paterson and Matthew Canavan voted on regional processing of asylum seekers
James Paterson
Liberal Party Senator for Victoria since March 2016
Matthew Canavan
Liberal National Party Senator for Queensland since July 2014
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a visa, particularly those who arrive by boat, should have their asylum claims processed regionally in a country such as the Republic of Nauru or Papua New Guinea (See the policy "For offshore processing of asylum seekers" for more on processing asylum seeker claims in Australian territories like Christmas Island)
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 regional processing of asylum seekers” which either James Paterson or Matthew Canavan could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of James Paterson and Matthew Canavan 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 | Matthew Canavan | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
25th Jun 2015, 6:15 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
- | Yes | Yes |
25th Jun 2015, 12:21 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea |
- | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which either James Paterson or Matthew Canavan 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 "-".