Compare how Sean Edwards and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on a character test for Australian visas
Sean Edwards
Former Liberal Party Senator for SA July 2011 – May 2016
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should impose a character test on all non-citizens holding or applying for an Australian visa which would give the minister the power to cancel or refuse a visa under certain character-related circumstances as set out in the relevant legislation
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 a character test for Australian visas” which either Sean Edwards or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Sean Edwards and Matt Thistlethwaite 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 | Sean Edwards | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
13th Feb 2023, 4:41 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Aggregate Sentences) Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Agree with the bill |
- | absent | Yes |
18th Sep 2019, 7:30 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
- | No | Yes |
18th Sep 2019, 7:24 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refuse a second reading |
- | Yes | No |
4th Jul 2011 – Senate Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 - In Committee - Apply to people outside detention |
Yes | No | Yes |
4th Jul 2011 – Senate Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011 - Third Reading - Read a third time |
absent | Yes | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for a character test for Australian visas” which either Sean Edwards or Matt Thistlethwaite 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 | Sean Edwards | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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