Compare how Laurie Ferguson and John Cobb voted on decreasing availability of welfare payments
Laurie Ferguson
Former Australian Labor Party Representative for Werriwa August 2010 – May 2016
John Cobb
Former National Party Representative for Calare November 2007 – May 2016
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should limit the availability of government social security 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 decreasing availability of welfare payments” which either Laurie Ferguson or John Cobb could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Laurie Ferguson and John Cobb 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 | Laurie Ferguson | John Cobb | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
8th Feb 2016, 3:19 PM – Representatives Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
No | Yes | Yes |
22nd Oct 2014, 7:48 PM – Representatives Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Supplement Cessation) Bill 2014 and two related bills - Third Reading - Pass the bills |
absent | Yes | Yes |
24th Jun 2014, 10:07 PM – Representatives Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and related bill - Third Reading - Read a third time |
No | Yes | Yes |
24th Jun 2014, 9:13 PM – Representatives Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and related bill - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | Yes | Yes |
18th Jun 2014, 11:53 AM – Representatives Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
No | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for decreasing availability of welfare payments” which either Laurie Ferguson or John Cobb 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 "-".