Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing the Newstart Allowance rate” 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
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 Newstart Allowance rate” which George Brandis could have attended.

Division	George Brandis	Supporters vote
14th Oct 2015, 3:51 PM – Senate Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty	absent	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	absent	Yes
1st Nov 2012, 12:24 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart - Increase	absent	Yes
20th Sep 2012, 12:22 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase index rate	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 George Brandis was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.