Compare how Nick Xenophon and James Paterson voted on more scrutiny of intelligence services & police

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 more scrutiny of intelligence services & police” which either Nick Xenophon or James Paterson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Nick Xenophon and James Paterson 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	James Paterson	Supporters vote
16th Jun 2021, 11:06 AM – Senate Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Oversight of ACIC	-	No	Yes
28th Jun 2018, 6:54 PM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Increasing oversight	-	No	Yes
9th May 2018, 11:03 AM – Senate Home Affairs and Integrity Agencies Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Parliamentary oversight	-	No	Yes
8th Nov 2016, 7:24 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2016 - Second Reading - Agree to the bill's main idea	absent	Yes	No
25th Sep 2014 – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Remove secrecy provisions	absent	-	Yes
24th Sep 2014, 10:53 AM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - Second Reading - Independent oversight of Australia's intelligence services	absent	-	Yes
13th Nov 2008, 12:58 PM – Senate Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Read a second time	Yes	-	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for more scrutiny of intelligence services & police” which either Nick Xenophon or James Paterson 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	James Paterson	Supporters vote
30th Mar 2023, 11:24 AM – Senate Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023	-	absent	Yes
27th Oct 2022, 11:11 AM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (AFP Powers and Other Matters) Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	-	absent	No
7th Sep 2022, 3:46 PM – Senate Documents - Australian Federal Police; Order for the Production of Documents - Myanmar police	-	absent	Yes
30th Mar 2022, 8:27 PM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	-	Yes	No
12th Aug 2021, 12:53 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	-	Yes	No
10th Dec 2020, 1:09 PM – Senate Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	-	Yes	No
10th Dec 2020, 1:04 PM – Senate Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020 - in Committee - Oversight	-	No	Yes
10th Dec 2020, 12:48 PM – Senate Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	-	Yes	No
3rd Sep 2020, 4:35 PM – Senate Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2020 - in Committee - PJCIS oversight	-	No	Yes
5th Dec 2019, 4:45 PM – Senate Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	-	absent	No
5th Dec 2019, 4:42 PM – Senate Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Retroactive application	-	Yes	No
5th Dec 2019, 4:34 PM – Senate Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Third Reading - Statutory review	-	No	Yes
5th Dec 2019, 1:55 PM – Senate Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	-	Yes	No
4th Dec 2019, 12:09 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	-	Yes	No
15th Oct 2019, 6:31 PM – Senate Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Do not insist on amendments	-	Yes	No
14th Oct 2019, 8:23 PM – Senate Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Add a sunset provision	-	No	Yes
1st Aug 2019, 11:34 AM – Senate Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	-	Yes	No
25th Jul 2019, 4:19 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019, Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Oversight	-	No	Yes
20th Sep 2018, 12:27 PM – Senate Motions - Right to Privacy - Protect	-	No	Yes
16th Aug 2018, 11:38 AM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	-	Yes	No
28th Jun 2018, 6:12 PM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 - in Committee - Sunset provision	-	No	Yes
28th Jun 2018, 10:17 AM – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2018 and another - Second Reading - Oversight	-	No	Yes
26th Jun 2018, 6:45 PM – Senate Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee - Refer foreign interference bills	-	No	Yes
7th Dec 2017, 3:59 PM – Senate Motions - Security Services - Scrutiny	-	No	Yes
17th Aug 2017, 12:27 PM – Senate Motions - Australian Secret Intelligence Service - Appear before Committee	Yes	No	Yes
29th Oct 2014, 12:41 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Australian Greens amendments	absent	-	Yes
29th Oct 2014 – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	absent	-	No
28th Oct 2014, 9:55 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Add sunset clause for delayed notification search warrant	absent	-	Yes
28th Oct 2014, 9:10 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 - In Committee - Extend sunset clauses	absent	-	No
28th Oct 2014, 7:59 PM – Senate Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014 — Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea	absent	-	No
25th Sep 2014 – Senate National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 - in Committee - Against increase in penalty for unauthorised disclosure	absent	-	Yes
28th Feb 2012, 3:42 PM – Senate Documents — Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; Order for the Production of Documents	Yes	-	Yes