How John Williams voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should put a time limit on how long asylum seekers can be detained while their claims for asylum are being processed

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for putting a time limit on immigration detention” which John Williams could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of John Williams on this policy.

Division John Williams Supporters vote

25th Jun 2015, 5:52 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Limit detention to 3 months

absent Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for putting a time limit on immigration detention” which John Williams could have attended.

Division John Williams Supporters vote

10th Oct 2012, 11:30 AM – Senate Motions - Manus Island - 12 month limit on detention

absent Yes

12th Sep 2012, 11:45 AM – Senate Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention

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