Compare how Nick Xenophon and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
Nick Xenophon
Former Nick Xenophon Team Senator for SA July 2013 – October 2017
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should increase the Newstart Allowance rate to ensure that it covers basic living costs
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 increasing the Newstart Allowance rate” which either Nick Xenophon or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Nick Xenophon 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 | Nick Xenophon | Matt Thistlethwaite | 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 |
Yes | - | 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 either Nick Xenophon 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 | Nick Xenophon | Matt Thistlethwaite | 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 | No | Yes |
1st Nov 2012, 12:24 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart - Increase |
Yes | No | Yes |
20th Sep 2012, 12:22 PM – Senate Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase index rate |
absent | No | Yes |