Compare how Sam Dastyari and Don Farrell voted on decreasing availability of welfare payments

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 decreasing availability of welfare payments” which either Sam Dastyari or Don Farrell could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Sam Dastyari and Don Farrell 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	Sam Dastyari	Don Farrell	Supporters vote
10th Dec 2020, 5:48 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Don't cut the supplement	-	absent	No
3rd Dec 2018, 9:00 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	-	absent	Yes
3rd Dec 2018, 8:20 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	-	absent	Yes
23rd Jun 2014, 12:46 PM – Senate Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time	absent	Yes	Yes
5th Mar 2014, 12:47 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 - Third Reading - Read a third time	Yes	Yes	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for decreasing availability of welfare payments” which either Sam Dastyari or Don Farrell 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	Sam Dastyari	Don Farrell	Supporters vote
2nd Aug 2023, 10:23 AM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Raise income support	-	absent	No
1st Aug 2023, 1:28 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Eligibility and commencement	-	No	No
18th Mar 2021, 2:54 PM – Senate Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Unemployment pay	-	Yes	No
2nd Sep 2020, 4:01 PM – Senate Motions - Jobseeker Payment - Increase income support	-	No	No
27th Feb 2020, 12:26 PM – Senate Motions - Child Care - Parents undertaking study	-	absent	No
12th Nov 2018, 4:54 PM – Senate Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Against punitive approach to social policy	-	absent	No
21st Jun 2017, 6:23 PM – Senate Documents - Social Security Act - Disability support pension and substance abuse	Yes	Yes	No
22nd Mar 2017, 12:04 AM – Senate Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	No	No	Yes
1st Dec 2016, 4:10 PM – Senate Motions - Disability Support Pension - Support people with disability	Yes	Yes	No
17th Nov 2014, 11:40 AM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill	Yes	-	Yes
2nd Sep 2014, 2:17 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Read a third time	absent	-	Yes
2nd Sep 2014, 1:51 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Reference to Committee — Adjustments to the changes made by the bill	No	-	Yes