Compare how Scott Ludlam and Richard Colbeck voted on putting a time limit on immigration detention

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Scott Ludlam

Former Australian Greens Senator for WA July 2008 – July 2017

Voted consistently for putting a time limit on immigration detention
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Richard Colbeck

Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania since February 2018

Voted generally against putting a time limit on immigration detention

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should put a time limit on how long asylum seekers can be detained while their claims for asylum are being processed

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 putting a time limit on immigration detention” which either Scott Ludlam or Richard Colbeck could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Scott Ludlam and Richard Colbeck 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 Scott Ludlam Richard Colbeck Supporters vote

25th Jun 2015, 5:52 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Limit detention to 3 months

Yes absent Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for putting a time limit on immigration detention” which either Scott Ludlam or Richard Colbeck 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 Scott Ludlam Richard Colbeck Supporters vote

13th May 2021, 1:46 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

- Yes No

13th May 2021, 1:35 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

- Yes No

10th Oct 2012, 11:30 AM – Senate Motions - Manus Island - 12 month limit on detention

Yes No Yes

12th Sep 2012, 11:45 AM – Senate Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention

Yes absent Yes