How Nick Minchin voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should increase transparency requirements for political parties (for example, requiring full and prompt disclosure of any political donations on easy-to-search public websites)

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing political transparency” which Nick Minchin could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Nick Minchin on this policy.

Division Nick Minchin Supporters vote

11th Mar 2009, 12:19 PM – Senate Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009] - Second Reading - Agree to 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 political transparency” which Nick Minchin could have attended.

Division Nick Minchin Supporters vote

8th Feb 2007, 10:37 AM – Senate Motions - Government Accountability and Transparency - Canadian bill

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