How David Smith voted compared to someone who agrees that there should be more independent access to detention centres and more information provided about the management of asylum seekers under Australian government policy, including the interception of boats at sea

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management” which David Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of David Smith on this policy.

Division David Smith Supporters vote
no votes listed

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker management” which David Smith could have attended.

Division David Smith Supporters vote

13th Feb 2019, 11:05 AM – Senate Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Returned from the House of Representatives - Agree with amendments to pass bill

absent Yes

6th Dec 2018, 4:47 PM – Senate Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Yes Yes

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

David Smith has only voted once on this policy and it wasn't on a "strong" vote. So it's not possible to draw a clear conclusion about their position.

This could be because there were simply not many relevant divisions (formal votes) during the time they've been in parliament (most votes happen on "the voices", so we simply have no decent record) or they were absent for votes that could have contributed to their voting record.