Compare how Dave Sharma and Bert Van Manen voted on speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
Dave Sharma
Liberal Party Senator for NSW since November 2023
Bert Van Manen
Liberal Party Representative for Forde since August 2010
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to speed things along by supporting motions to 'put the question' (known as 'closure' or 'gag' motions), which require Parliament to immediately vote on a question rather than debating it any further
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 speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which either Dave Sharma or Bert Van Manen could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Dave Sharma and Bert Van Manen 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 "-".
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which either Dave Sharma or Bert Van Manen 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 | Dave Sharma | Bert Van Manen | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
21st Jun 2018, 9:42 AM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Speed things along |
- | Yes | Yes |