Compare how Tony Smith and Joel Fitzgibbon voted on regional processing of asylum seekers
Tony Smith
Former Liberal Party Representative for Casey November 2021 – May 2022
Joel Fitzgibbon
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Hunter March 1996 – May 2022
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a visa, particularly those who arrive by boat, should have their asylum claims processed regionally in a country such as the Republic of Nauru or Papua New Guinea (See the policy "For offshore processing of asylum seekers" for more on processing asylum seeker claims in Australian territories like Christmas Island)
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 regional processing of asylum seekers” which either Tony Smith or Joel Fitzgibbon could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Tony Smith and Joel Fitzgibbon 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 | Tony Smith | Joel Fitzgibbon | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
27th Nov 2012, 8:18 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
absent | absent | Yes |
31st May 2012, 1:58 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | Yes | Yes |
10th Aug 2006, 12:57 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time |
Yes | No | Yes |
10th Aug 2006, 12:46 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
Yes | No | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which either Tony Smith or Joel Fitzgibbon 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 | Tony Smith | Joel Fitzgibbon | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
4th Dec 2014 – Representatives Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate's amendments |
Yes | No | Yes |
22nd Oct 2014, 5:12 PM – Representatives Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
Yes | No | Yes |
27th Jun 2012, 7:57 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time |
No | Yes | Yes |
27th Jun 2012, 7:52 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill |
No | Yes | Yes |
27th Jun 2012, 7:36 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - 12 month limit |
No | Yes | No |