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We can't say anything concrete about how Jim Chalmers voted on making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory
How Jim Chalmers voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should make the cashless debit card program (a program where welfare payments are put onto controlled debit cards, also known as Indue cards, for restricted use) voluntary so that people are not forced to participate in it
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory” which Jim Chalmers could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Jim Chalmers on this policy.
Division | Jim Chalmers | Supporters vote | ||||
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no votes listed |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory” which Jim Chalmers could have attended.
Division | Jim Chalmers | Supporters vote |
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28th Mar 2023, 5:20 PM – Representatives Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Against compulsory income management |
absent | Yes |
30th Jul 2019, 6:11 PM – Representatives Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Make voluntary |
Yes | Yes |
How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out
Jim Chalmers has only voted once on this policy and it wasn't on a "strong" vote. So it's not possible to draw a clear conclusion about their position.
This could be because there were simply not many relevant divisions (formal votes) during the time they've been in parliament (most votes happen on "the voices", so we simply have no decent record) or they were absent for votes that could have contributed to their voting record.