Compare how Steve Irons and Dave Sharma voted on drug testing welfare recipients
Steve Irons
Former Liberal Party Representative for Swan November 2007 – May 2022
Dave Sharma
Liberal Party Senator for NSW since November 2023
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should introduce mandatory drug testing for people who receive certain welfare payments
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 drug testing welfare recipients” which either Steve Irons or Dave Sharma could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Steve Irons and Dave Sharma 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 | Steve Irons | Dave Sharma | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
17th Oct 2019, 11:32 AM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
13th Aug 2018, 6:40 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
Yes | - | Yes |
11th Sep 2017, 4:46 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
Yes | - | Yes |
11th Sep 2017, 4:41 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to bill |
Yes | - | Yes |
11th Sep 2017, 4:31 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
Yes | - | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for drug testing welfare recipients” which either Steve Irons or Dave Sharma 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 | Steve Irons | Dave Sharma | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
17th Oct 2019, 11:29 AM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Disagree with bill's main idea |
No | No | No |
11th Sep 2017, 4:21 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Disagree with bill |
No | - | No |