How Nick Sherry voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should amend freedom of information (FOI) legislation to increase public access to government data and documents

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing access under Freedom of Information law” which Nick Sherry could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Nick Sherry on this policy.

Division Nick Sherry Supporters vote
no votes listed

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing access under Freedom of Information law” which Nick Sherry could have attended.

Division Nick Sherry Supporters vote

13th Aug 2009, 11:49 AM – Senate Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009] — In Committee — Remove deeming provisions exempting agencies

absent Yes

How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out

Normally a person's votes count towards a score which is used to work out a simple phrase to summarise their position on a policy. However in this case Nick Sherry was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.