Compare how Barnaby Joyce and Tony Burke voted on a character test for Australian visas

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Barnaby Joyce

National Party Representative for New England since December 2017

Voted almost always for a character test for Australian visas
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Tony Burke

Australian Labor Party Representative for Watson since October 2004

Voted generally against a character test for Australian visas

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should impose a character test on all non-citizens holding or applying for an Australian visa which would give the minister the power to cancel or refuse a visa under certain character-related circumstances as set out in the relevant legislation

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 a character test for Australian visas” which either Barnaby Joyce or Tony Burke could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Barnaby Joyce and Tony Burke 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 Barnaby Joyce Tony Burke Supporters vote

13th Feb 2023, 4:41 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Aggregate Sentences) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill

absent absent Yes

18th Sep 2019, 7:30 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

Yes No Yes

18th Sep 2019, 7:24 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refuse a second reading

No Yes No

4th Jul 2011 – Senate Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 - In Committee - Apply to people outside detention

Yes - Yes

4th Jul 2011 – Senate Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time

Yes - Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for a character test for Australian visas” which either Barnaby Joyce or Tony Burke 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 Barnaby Joyce Tony Burke Supporters vote
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