How Robert Simms voted compared to someone who agrees that asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a visa, particularly those who arrive by boat, should have their asylum claims processed regionally in a country such as the Republic of Nauru or Papua New Guinea (See the policy "For offshore processing of asylum seekers" for more on processing asylum seeker claims in Australian territories like Christmas Island)

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which Robert Simms could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Robert Simms on this policy.

Division Robert Simms Supporters vote
no votes listed

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which Robert Simms could have attended.

Division Robert Simms Supporters vote

4th Feb 2016, 12:37 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Let Them Stay

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How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out

Robert Simms has only voted once on this policy and it wasn't on a "strong" vote. So it's not possible to draw a clear conclusion about their position.

This could be because there were simply not many relevant divisions (formal votes) during the time they've been in parliament (most votes happen on "the voices", so we simply have no decent record) or they were absent for votes that could have contributed to their voting record.