How Cathy McGowan voted compared to someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote against all motions that stop an MP or Senator from speaking (that is, motions that the MP or Senator 'be no longer heard')

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)” which Cathy McGowan could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Cathy McGowan on this policy.

Division Cathy McGowan Supporters vote

5th Dec 2018, 5:22 PM – Representatives Motions - Consideration of Legislation - Stop Mr Albanese from speaking

No No

5th Dec 2018, 5:18 PM – Representatives Motions - Consideration of Legislation - Stop Mr Butler from speaking

No No

10th Sep 2018, 4:59 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Stop Mr Wilson from speaking

No No

10th Sep 2018, 4:55 PM – Representatives Business - Rearrangement - Stop Mr Fitzgibbon from speaking

No No

21st Jun 2018, 2:59 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Health - Stop from speaking

No No

31st May 2018, 10:57 AM – Representatives Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Stop Mr Fitzgibbon from speaking

No No

31st May 2018, 10:52 AM – Representatives Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Stop Mr Burke from speaking

No No

22nd May 2018, 3:15 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government, Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Stop Bowen MP from speaking

No No

22nd May 2018, 3:08 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government, Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Stop Burke MP from speaking

No No

26th Oct 2017, 2:58 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Employment - Stop Albanese MP from speaking

No No

26th Oct 2017, 2:54 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Employment - Stop MP Burke from speaking

No No

25th Oct 2017, 3:08 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Stop Albanese MP from speaking

No No

25th Oct 2017, 3:04 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Stop MP Burke from speaking

No No

24th Oct 2017, 3:16 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Justice - Stop Keenan MP from speaking

absent No

11th Sep 2017, 2:28 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Stop Deputy PM from speaking

absent No

7th Sep 2017, 2:59 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Stop MP Fitzgibbon speaking

No No

7th Sep 2017, 2:55 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Stop MP Burke from speeaking

No No

6th Sep 2017 – Representatives Questions without Notice - Economy - Stop MP Joyce from speaking

absent No

5th Sep 2017, 3:01 PM – Representatives Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Stop Mr Dreyfus from speaking

No No

5th Sep 2017, 2:54 PM – Representatives Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Stop Mr Burke from speaking

No No

4th Sep 2017, 3:02 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Stop Hunter MP from speaking

No No

4th Sep 2017, 2:57 PM – Representatives Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Stop Burke MP from speaking

No No

17th Aug 2017, 2:41 PM – Representatives Questions without Notice - Regional Australia - Stop MP Joyce from speaking

No No

16th Aug 2017, 3:06 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Stop MP Fitzgibbon from speaking

No No

16th Aug 2017, 2:59 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Stop MP Burke from speaking

No No

15th Aug 2017, 5:21 PM – Representatives Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Stop Burke MP from speaking

No No

15th Aug 2017, 3:08 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Stop MP Fitzgibbon from speaking

No No

15th Aug 2017, 2:55 PM – Representatives Motions - Qualifications of Members - Stop Mr Burke from talking

No No

14th Aug 2017, 2:24 PM – Representatives Questions without Notice - Agriculture Industry - Stop Mr Joyce from speaking

No No

21st Jun 2017, 9:43 AM – Representatives Motions - Workplace Relations - Stop MP from speaking

No No

21st Jun 2017, 9:37 AM – Representatives Motions - Workplace Relations - Stop MP talking

No No

22nd Mar 2017, 7:47 PM – Representatives Motions - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - Stop MP from talking

No No

22nd Mar 2017 – Representatives Motions - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - Stop MP from talking

No No

16th Feb 2017, 9:45 AM – Representatives Motions — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - That the member be no longer heard

No No

16th Feb 2017, 9:38 AM – Representatives Motions — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - That the member be no longer heard

No No

1st Dec 2016, 3:21 PM – Representatives Motions - Working Holiday Maker Program - Stop Hunter MP from speaking

No No

1st Dec 2016, 3:13 PM – Representatives Motions - Working Holiday Maker Program - Stop Watson MP from speaking

No No

1st Dec 2016, 9:50 AM – Representatives Motions - Taxation - Stop Hunter MP from speaking

No No

1st Dec 2016, 9:45 AM – Representatives Motions - Taxation - Stop McMahon MP from speaking

No No

28th Nov 2016, 12:34 PM – Representatives Motions - Attorney-General - Stop Isaacs MP from speaking

No No

28th Nov 2016, 12:28 PM – Representatives Motions - Attorney-General - Stop Watson MP from speaking

No No

7th Nov 2016, 2:51 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Stop MP Burke from talking

No No

7th Nov 2016, 2:48 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Stop Mr Shorten from speaking

No No

7th Nov 2016, 12:57 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government - Stop MP Macklin from speaking

No No

7th Nov 2016, 12:49 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government - Stop MP Burke from speaking

No No

20th Oct 2016, 2:55 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Stop MP from speaking

No No

20th Oct 2016, 2:52 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Stop MP from speaking

No No

18th Oct 2016, 3:12 PM – Representatives Motions - Gun Control - Stop Tanya Plibersek speaking

No No

18th Oct 2016, 3:07 PM – Representatives Motions - Gun Control - Stop Bill Shorten from speaking

No No

5th May 2016, 11:22 AM – Representatives Motions - Budget - Stop Tony Burke speaking

absent No

5th May 2016, 11:13 AM – Representatives Motions - Budget - Stop MP Chris Bowen from speaking

absent No

22nd Feb 2016, 3:22 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Attempted Censure - Stop Andrew Wilkie speaking

No No

10th Feb 2016, 3:12 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Stop Tony Burke from speaking

absent No

10th Feb 2016, 3:06 PM – Representatives Motions — Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Stop Bill Shorten speaking

absent No

9th Feb 2016, 1:00 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Human Services; Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Stop Tony Burke from speaking

No No

9th Feb 2016, 12:52 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Human Services; Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Stop Mark Dreyfus from speaking

No No

2nd Dec 2015, 9:17 AM – Representatives Motions - Special Minister of State - Stop Mr Burke from speaking

absent No

2nd Dec 2015, 9:09 AM – Representatives Motions - Special Minister of State - Stop Mr Dreyfus from speaking

absent No

26th Nov 2015, 3:02 PM – Representatives Motions — Prime Minister; Attempted Censure — That the member be no longer heard

absent No

3rd Dec 2014, 9:44 AM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Stop Mr Shorten from speaking further

absent No

6th Mar 2014, 12:09 PM – Representatives Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - That the member be no longer heard

No No

6th Mar 2014, 9:12 AM – Representatives Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - That the member be no longer heard

No No

12th Feb 2014, 6:16 PM – Representatives Motions - Abbott Government; Attempted Censure - Stop Mr Tehan from speaking (plus an accidental rebellion)

No No

13th Nov 2013, 9:11 AM – Representatives Motions — National Security — Transparency of asylum policy

No No

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for letting all MPs or Senators speak in Parliament (procedural)” which Cathy McGowan could have attended.

Division Cathy McGowan Supporters vote

31st May 2018, 12:22 PM – Representatives Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-Centric Reforms No. 2) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Let Wallace MP speak

Yes Yes

How "voted almost always for" is worked out

They Vote For You gives each vote a score based on whether the MP voted in agreement with the policy or not. These scores are then averaged with a weighting across all votes that the MP could have voted on relevant to the policy. The overall average score is then converted to a simple english language phrase based on the range of values it's within.

When an MP votes in agreement with a policy the vote is scored as 100%. When they vote against the policy it is scored as 0% and when they are absent it is scored half way between the two at 50%. The half way point effectively says "we don't know whether they are for or against this policy".

The overall agreement score for the policy is worked out by a weighted average of the scores for each vote. The weighting has been chosen so that the most important votes have a weighting 5 times that of the less important votes. Also, absent votes on less important votes are weighted 5 times less again to not penalise MPs for not attending the less important votes. Pressure of other work means MPs or Senators are not always available to vote – it does not always mean they've abstained.

Type of vote Agreement score (s) Weight (w) No of votes (n)
Most important votes MP voted with policy 100% 25 53
MP voted against policy 0% 25 0
MP absent 50% 25 11
Less important votes MP voted with policy 100% 5 1
MP voted against policy 0% 5 0
MP absent 50% 1 0

The final agreement score is a weighted average (weighted arithmetic mean) of the scores of the individual votes.

Average agreement score = sum(n×w×s) / sum(n×w) = 1467.5 / 1605 = 91%.

And then this average agreement score