Compare how Lee Rhiannon and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on increasing the Newstart Allowance rate

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 increasing the Newstart Allowance rate” which either Lee Rhiannon or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Lee Rhiannon and Matt Thistlethwaite 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	Lee Rhiannon	Matt Thistlethwaite	Supporters vote
14th Aug 2017, 10:08 AM – Senate Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	Yes	-	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing the Newstart Allowance rate” which either Lee Rhiannon or Matt Thistlethwaite 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	Lee Rhiannon	Matt Thistlethwaite	Supporters vote
16th Aug 2018, 12:32 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart - Increase rate	absent	-	Yes
20th Jun 2018, 11:40 AM – Senate Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Raise minimum wage, Newstart and Youth Allowance	Yes	-	Yes
10th May 2018, 12:10 PM – Senate Motions - Pensions and Benefits - Increase single rate of Newstart and Youth Allowance	Yes	-	Yes
15th Feb 2018 – Senate Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase rate	Yes	-	Yes
14th Oct 2015, 3:51 PM – Senate Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty	Yes	-	Yes
28th Jun 2013, 1:34 PM – Senate Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Increase Newstart and support single parents	Yes	No	Yes
1st Nov 2012, 12:24 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart - Increase	Yes	No	Yes
20th Sep 2012, 12:22 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase index rate	Yes	No	Yes