Compare how Penny Wong and John Watson voted on increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators
Penny Wong
Australian Labor Party Senator for SA since July 2002
John Watson
Former Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania July 1978 – June 2008
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal governmnet should increase parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators, such as legitimate expenditure, salary packages, superannuation entitlements and/or other allowances like the printing allowance
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 parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators” which either Penny Wong or John Watson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Penny Wong and John Watson 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 | Penny Wong | John Watson | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no votes listed | ||||||
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators” which either Penny Wong or John Watson 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 | John Watson | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
3rd Apr 2019, 9:34 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Parliamentary Business Resources Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2019 - Disallowance |
Yes | - | No |
21st Mar 2017, 4:08 PM – Senate Motions - Parliamentarians' Entitlements - Do not increase remuneration until in surplus |
absent | - | No |
14th May 2009, 10:34 AM – Senate Motions - Remuneration Tribunal Determination - Electorate allowance |
No | - | No |
7th Sep 2006, 12:27 PM – Senate Motions - Motion for Disallowance - Parliamentary printing allowances |
Yes | No | No |
5th Sep 2006, 6:25 PM – Senate Motions - Remuneration and Allowances - Pay rise |
absent | No | No |