Compare how Joe Ludwig and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on protecting whales within Australian waters

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 protecting whales within Australian waters” which either Joe Ludwig or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Joe Ludwig 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	Joe Ludwig	Matt Thistlethwaite	Supporters vote
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Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for protecting whales within Australian waters” which either Joe Ludwig 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	Joe Ludwig	Matt Thistlethwaite	Supporters vote
28th Feb 2013, 12:16 PM – Senate Motions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction	No	No	Yes
21st Nov 2012, 4:00 PM – Senate Motions - Seismic Survey - Harm to marine wildlife	No	No	Yes
13th May 2010, 10:13 AM – Senate Motions - Petroleum Exploration - Protect marine wildlife of Margaret River coastline	No	-	Yes