How Bill Heffernan voted compared to someone who agrees that Australia should not deploy armed forces without the consideration and approval of Parliament

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments” which Bill Heffernan could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Bill Heffernan on this policy.

Division Bill Heffernan Supporters vote

4th Sep 2014, 12:52 PM – Senate Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

absent Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments” which Bill Heffernan could have attended.

Division Bill Heffernan Supporters vote

17th Mar 2015, 3:49 PM – Senate Motions — Troop Deployment to Iraq

absent Yes

19th Mar 2013, 3:42 PM – Senate Motions - Iraq - Independent inquiry

absent Yes

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 Bill Heffernan was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.