How Sam Dastyari voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should increase the Youth Allowance rate to ensure that it covers basic living costs

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing the Youth Allowance rate” which Sam Dastyari could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Sam Dastyari on this policy.

Division Sam Dastyari 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

absent Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing the Youth Allowance rate” which Sam Dastyari could have attended.

Division Sam Dastyari Supporters vote

14th Oct 2015, 3:51 PM – Senate Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty

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