Compare how Laura Smyth and Julia Gillard voted on turning back asylum boats when possible

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 turning back asylum boats when possible” which either Laura Smyth or Julia Gillard could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Laura Smyth and Julia Gillard 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	Laura Smyth	Julia Gillard	Supporters vote
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Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for turning back asylum boats when possible” which either Laura Smyth or Julia Gillard 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	Laura Smyth	Julia Gillard	Supporters vote
15th Aug 2012, 1:05 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2011 - Second Reading - Coalition's policies	No	No	Yes
28th Oct 2010, 9:38 AM – Representatives Private Members’ Business - Asylum Seekers - Re-introduce Coalition policies	No	No	Yes