Compare how Stephen Jones and Alex Somlyay voted on regional processing of asylum seekers
Stephen Jones
Australian Labor Party Representative for Whitlam since July 2016
Alex Somlyay
Former Liberal Party Representative for Fairfax March 1990 – August 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a visa, particularly those who arrive by boat, should have their asylum claims processed regionally in a country such as the Republic of Nauru or Papua New Guinea (See the policy "For offshore processing of asylum seekers" for more on processing asylum seeker claims in Australian territories like Christmas Island)
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 regional processing of asylum seekers” which either Stephen Jones or Alex Somlyay could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Stephen Jones and Alex Somlyay 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 | Stephen Jones | Alex Somlyay | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
27th Nov 2012, 8:18 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
31st May 2012, 1:58 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
Yes | No | Yes |
10th Aug 2006, 12:57 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time |
- | absent | Yes |
10th Aug 2006, 12:46 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time |
- | absent | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which either Stephen Jones or Alex Somlyay 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 "-".