How Penny Wong voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should increase the payments given to people receiving support from the government

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for increasing welfare payments” which Penny Wong could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Penny Wong on this policy.

Division Penny Wong Supporters vote

2nd Aug 2023, 11:51 AM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Increase working-age payments

absent Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing welfare payments” which Penny Wong could have attended.

Division Penny Wong Supporters vote
no votes listed

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