Compare how Ken O'Dowd and Deborah O'Neill voted on regional processing of asylum seekers
Ken O'Dowd
Former National Party Representative for Flynn August 2010 – 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 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 Ken O'Dowd or Deborah O'Neill could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Ken O'Dowd 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 | Ken O'Dowd | Deborah O'Neill | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
25th Jun 2015, 6:15 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
- | Yes | Yes |
25th Jun 2015, 12:21 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea |
- | Yes | Yes |
27th Nov 2012, 8:18 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
absent | Yes | 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 |
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 Ken O'Dowd 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 "-".