Compare how Tony Smith and Dave Sharma voted on prioritising religious freedom
Tony Smith
Former Liberal Party Representative for Casey November 2021 – May 2022
Dave Sharma
Liberal Party Senator for NSW since November 2023
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should protect religious freedoms over other rights and freedoms (for example, by giving religious organisations the right to discriminate)
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 prioritising religious freedom” which either Tony Smith or Dave Sharma could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Tony Smith and Dave Sharma 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 | Dave Sharma | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
9th Feb 2022, 3:53 AM – Representatives Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
Yes | absent | Yes |
9th Feb 2022, 2:20 AM – Representatives Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
9th Feb 2022, 1:40 AM – Representatives Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Statements of belief |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
9th Feb 2022, 1:20 AM – Representatives Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for prioritising religious freedom” which either Tony Smith or Dave Sharma 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 | Dave Sharma | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
9th Feb 2022, 4:41 AM – Representatives Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with amended bill |
No | Yes | No |
9th Feb 2022, 4:32 AM – Representatives Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Students |
No | Yes | No |
9th Feb 2022, 4:24 AM – Representatives Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Students |
Yes | No | Yes |
9th Feb 2022, 4:11 AM – Representatives Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Teachers |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
9th Feb 2022, 3:45 AM – Representatives Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Aged Care |
Yes | Yes | Yes |