The majority voted against a motion "That the Senate supports the immediate creation of a Federal Independent Commission Against Corruption (Federal ICAC)", which means the motion failed. It was introduced by Greens Leader Richard Di Natale.
Brian Burston voted moderately against creating a federal Anti-Corruption Commission
How Brian Burston voted compared to someone who believes that the federal government should create a national integrity commission similar to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to detect, investigate and prevent corruption across all Commonwealth departments and agencies
| Division | Brian Burston | Supporters vote | Division outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
15th Aug 2017, 4:01 PM – Senate Motions - Federal Anti-Corruption Commission - Create immediatelyShow detail |
No | Yes (strong) | Not passed by a modest majority |
8th Feb 2017, 4:15 PM – Senate Motions - Federal Anti-Corruption Commission - EstablishShow detailThe majority voted against a motion to establish an independent federal anti-corruption commission, which means it was unsuccessful. The motion was introduced by Australian Greens Party Senator Richard Di Natale. Motion text
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No | Yes (strong) | Not passed by a modest majority |
How "voted moderately against" is worked out
The MP's votes count towards a weighted average where the most important votes get 50 points, less important votes get 10 points, and less important votes for which the MP was absent get 2 points. In important votes the MP gets awarded the full 50 points for voting the same as the policy, 0 points for voting against the policy, and 25 points for not voting. In less important votes, the MP gets 10 points for voting with the policy, 0 points for voting against, and 1 (out of 2) if absent.
Then, the number gets converted to a simple english language phrase based on the range of values it's within.
| No of votes | Points | Out of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most important votes (50 points) | |||
| MP voted with policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MP voted against policy | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| MP absent | 1 | 25 | 50 |
| Less important votes (10 points) | |||
| MP voted with policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MP voted against policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Less important absentees (2 points) | |||
| MP absent* | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total: | 26 | 152 | |
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*Pressure of other work means MPs or Senators are not always available to vote – it does not always indicate they have abstained. Therefore, being absent on a less important vote makes a disproportionatly small difference. |
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Agreement score = MP's points / total points = 26 / 152 = 17%.
And then
- between 95% and 100% becomes "very strongly for"
- between 85% and 95% becomes "strongly for"
- between 60% and 85% becomes "moderately for"
- between 40% and 60% becomes "a mixture of for and against"
- between 15% and 40% becomes "moderately against"
- between 5.0% and 15% becomes "strongly against"
- between 0.0% and 5.0% becomes "very strongly against"