Compare how Dave Sharma and Tim Watts voted on doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers
Dave Sharma
Liberal Party Senator for NSW since November 2023
Tim Watts
Australian Labor Party Representative for Gellibrand since September 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the Federal Government should pass laws that ensure that people seeking asylum who are being held at offshore processing centres will be transferred to Australia for medical attention if more than one doctor say they need it, unless the Home Affairs Minister rejects it for security reasons
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 doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers” which either Dave Sharma or Tim Watts could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Dave Sharma and Tim Watts 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 | Dave Sharma | Tim Watts | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
25th Jul 2019, 11:11 AM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
Yes | No | No |
24th Jul 2019, 7:27 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
Yes | No | No |
12th Feb 2019, 6:11 PM – Representatives Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with the amendments |
- | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for doctor-initiated medical transfers for asylum seekers” which either Dave Sharma or Tim Watts 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 | Tim Watts | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
12th Feb 2019, 6:09 PM – Representatives Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Amendment |
- | Yes | Yes |