Compare how Penny Wong and David Smith voted on speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
Penny Wong
Australian Labor Party Senator for SA since July 2002
David Smith
Australian Labor Party Representative for Bean since May 2019
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to speed things along by supporting motions to 'put the question' (known as 'closure' or 'gag' motions), which require Parliament to immediately vote on a question rather than debating it any further
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 speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which either Penny Wong or David Smith could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Penny Wong and David 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 "-".
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)” which either Penny Wong or David 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 | Penny Wong | David Smith | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
3rd Aug 2022, 10:49 AM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Public Sector Superannuation Salary Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 |
absent | - | Yes |
10th Feb 2022, 12:11 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Exempt from Standing Order 111 |
absent | - | Yes |
1st Dec 2021, 7:09 PM – Senate Business - Consideration of Legislation - Investment Funds Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 |
absent | - | Yes |
6th Dec 2018, 7:19 PM – Senate Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Speeding things along |
Yes | Yes | Yes |