Compare how Michael Ferguson and Tony Smith voted on restricting foreign ownership
Michael Ferguson
Former Liberal Party Representative for Bass October 2004 – November 2007
Tony Smith
Former Liberal Party Representative for Casey November 2021 – May 2022
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should restrict foreign ownership within Australia, particularly where foreign ownership would be against the national interest
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 restricting foreign ownership” which either Michael Ferguson or Tony Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Michael Ferguson and Tony Smith 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 | Michael Ferguson | Tony Smith | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for restricting foreign ownership” which either Michael Ferguson or Tony Smith 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 | Michael Ferguson | Tony Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
7th Dec 2020, 4:39 PM – Representatives Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020 and another - Second Reading - Foreign acquisition |
- | absent | No |
6th Mar 2014, 12:37 PM – Representatives Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Read a third time |
- | Yes | No |
6th Mar 2014, 12:01 PM – Representatives Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to bill |
- | Yes | No |
6th Mar 2014 – Representatives Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
- | Yes | No |
18th Oct 2006, 12:09 PM – Representatives Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
Yes | Yes | No |
18th Oct 2006, 11:21 AM – Representatives Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
Yes | Yes | No |