Compare how Peter Dutton and David Smith voted on drug testing welfare recipients

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Peter Dutton

Liberal Party Representative for Dickson since November 2001

Voted consistently for drug testing welfare recipients
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David Smith

Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019

Voted consistently against drug testing welfare recipients

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should introduce mandatory drug testing for people who receive certain welfare payments

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 drug testing welfare recipients” which either Peter Dutton or David Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Peter Dutton and David 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 Peter Dutton David Smith Supporters vote

17th Oct 2019, 11:32 AM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

Yes No Yes

13th Aug 2018, 6:40 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

Yes - Yes

11th Sep 2017, 4:46 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Yes - Yes

11th Sep 2017, 4:41 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to bill

Yes - Yes

11th Sep 2017, 4:31 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Yes - Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for drug testing welfare recipients” which either Peter Dutton or David 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 Peter Dutton David Smith Supporters vote

17th Oct 2019, 11:29 AM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Disagree with bill's main idea

No Yes No

11th Sep 2017, 4:21 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Disagree with bill

No - No