Compare how Tony Smith and Deborah O'Neill voted on voluntary student union fees
Tony Smith
Former Liberal Party Representative for Casey November 2021 – May 2022
Deborah O'Neill
Australian Labor Party Senator for NSW since November 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that university students should be able to choose whether or not to pay student services and amenities fees (also called student union fees)
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 voluntary student union fees” which either Tony Smith or Deborah O'Neill could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Tony Smith and Deborah O'Neill 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 | Deborah O'Neill | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
18th Nov 2010, 1:29 PM – Representatives Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | Yes | No |
26th Nov 2009, 4:15 PM – Representatives Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | - | No |
19th Mar 2009, 1:16 PM – Representatives Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | - | No |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for voluntary student union fees” which either Tony Smith or Deborah O'Neill 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 | Deborah O'Neill | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
17th Oct 2017, 3:52 PM – Senate Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee |
- | No | Yes |
17th Oct 2017, 3:48 PM – Senate Motions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee |
- | No | Yes |
26th Nov 2015, 12:12 PM – Senate Motions - Student Services and Amenities Fee - Students should have to agree to SSAF |
- | No | Yes |