How Helen Coonan voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should increase freedom of political communication in Australia by, for example, protecting people's right to inform others about issues and events in the public interest

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing freedom of political communication” which Helen Coonan could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Helen Coonan on this policy.

Division Helen Coonan Supporters vote

13th Sep 2007, 12:39 PM – Senate Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

absent Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing freedom of political communication” which Helen Coonan could have attended.

Division Helen Coonan Supporters vote
no votes listed

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