Compare how Anne Ruston and Dean Smith voted on requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records

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 requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records” which either Anne Ruston or Dean Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Anne Ruston and Dean Smith 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	Anne Ruston	Dean Smith	Supporters vote
26th Mar 2015 – Senate Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	Yes	absent	No

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records” which either Anne Ruston or Dean Smith 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	Anne Ruston	Dean Smith	Supporters vote
15th Aug 2018, 4:06 PM – Senate Motions - Digital Encryption - Warrant and privacy	No	No	Yes
23rd Feb 2016, 4:00 PM – Senate Motions - Digital Encryption - Develop technology	absent	No	Yes
16th Jun 2015, 4:18 PM – Senate Motions — Unlawful Bulk Data Collection — Recognise Edward Snowden's work	No	No	Yes
25th Sep 2014, 9:31 PM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	Yes	Yes	No
25th Sep 2014, 1:53 PM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - In Committee - Limit number of devices ASIO can access	No	No	Yes
25th Sep 2014 – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Limit access to computers to extent necessary	No	No	Yes
14th Nov 2013, 11:34 AM – Senate Motions - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Reference - Surveillance	No	No	Yes