Compare how Bruce Billson and Joe Hockey voted on extending government benefits to same-sex couples
Bruce Billson
Former Liberal Party Representative for Dunkley March 1996 – May 2016
Joe Hockey
Former Liberal Party Representative for North Sydney March 1996 – October 2015
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should extend any financial and work-related entitlements and benefits that currently only apply to heterosexual couples to same-sex couples and their children
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 extending government benefits to same-sex couples” which either Bruce Billson or Joe Hockey could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Bruce Billson and Joe Hockey 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 | Bruce Billson | Joe Hockey | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for extending government benefits to same-sex couples” which either Bruce Billson or Joe Hockey 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 | Bruce Billson | Joe Hockey | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
4th Jun 2008, 8:00 PM – Representatives Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Keep motion to read a second time unchanged |
No | No | Yes |
13th Aug 2007, 8:29 PM – Representatives Judges’ Pensions Amendment Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Same-sex de facto relationships |
Yes | Yes | No |