How George Brandis voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should introduce mandatory drug testing for people who receive certain welfare payments

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for drug testing welfare recipients” which George Brandis could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of George Brandis on this policy.

Division George Brandis Supporters vote

7th Dec 2017, 5:59 PM – Senate Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) 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 drug testing welfare recipients” which George Brandis could have attended.

Division George Brandis Supporters vote

14th Jun 2017, 4:09 PM – Senate Motions - Budget - Abandon drug testing income support

absent No

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