Compare how James Paterson and Paul Scarr voted on transgender 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 transgender rights” which either James Paterson or Paul Scarr could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of James Paterson and Paul Scarr 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	Paul Scarr	Supporters vote
12th Sep 2024, 11:58 AM – Senate Sex Discrimination Amendment (Acknowledging Biological Reality) Bill 2024 - First Reading - Introduce the bill into the Senate	Yes	Yes	No

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for transgender rights” which either James Paterson or Paul Scarr 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	Paul Scarr	Supporters vote
28th Feb 2024, 4:01 PM – Senate Committees - Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Reference - Childhood Gender Transition Prohibition Bill 2023	Yes	Yes	No
16th Nov 2023, 11:44 AM – Senate Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Childhood Gender Transition Prohibition Bill 2023	No	No	Yes
3rd Aug 2023, 11:26 AM – Senate Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Gender diverse children and young people	Yes	Yes	No
20th Mar 2023, 4:30 PM – Senate Matters of Urgency - Gender Dysphoria - For an inquiry	absent	absent	No
30th Nov 2022, 4:18 PM – Senate Committees - Community Affairs References Committee; Reference - Puberty blockers and disproven theory	Yes	absent	No
15th Jun 2021, 4:50 PM – Senate Motions - Gender Dysphoria - Treating gender diverse children	Yes	absent	No
16th Mar 2021, 4:22 PM – Senate Motions - Gender Language - Concerns about "distorted" language	absent	Yes	No
13th Nov 2019, 4:32 PM – Senate Motions - Transgender Awareness Week - Support	Yes	Yes	Yes
3rd Dec 2018, 4:33 PM – Senate Motions - Gender and Sexual Orientation - Healthcare and gender diverse treatment	absent	-	Yes
16th Aug 2018, 12:37 PM – Senate Motions - Free Speech - Against gender neutral language	absent	-	No