How Meryl Swanson voted compared to 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

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 Meryl Swanson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Meryl Swanson on this policy.

Division Meryl Swanson Supporters vote

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

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

absent Yes

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

absent No

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 Meryl Swanson could have attended.

Division Meryl Swanson Supporters vote
no votes listed

How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out

Normally a person's votes count towards a score which is used to work out a simple phrase to summarise their position on a policy. However in this case Meryl Swanson was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.