Compare how Simon Birmingham and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on regional processing of asylum seekers

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Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which either Simon Birmingham or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Simon Birmingham 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 Simon Birmingham Matt Thistlethwaite Supporters vote

25th Jun 2015, 6:15 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Yes - Yes

25th Jun 2015, 12:21 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea

absent - Yes

16th May 2013, 12:15 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time

absent absent Yes

16th May 2013, 10:42 AM – Senate Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time

Yes Yes Yes

16th Aug 2012, 10:21 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time

absent Yes Yes

16th Aug 2012, 5:22 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time

absent Yes Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which either Simon Birmingham 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 Simon Birmingham Matt Thistlethwaite Supporters vote

7th Feb 2023, 5:55 PM – Representatives Regulations and Determinations - Instrument of Designation of the Republic of Nauru as a Regional Processing Country

- absent Yes

7th Feb 2023, 5:15 PM – Senate Motions - Instrument of Designation of the Republic of Nauru as a Regional Processing Country

absent - Yes

26th Aug 2020, 4:14 PM – Senate Motions - Immigration Detention - Moment of silence for deaths

No - No

15th Feb 2018, 11:56 AM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - End offshore detention

absent - No

10th Aug 2017, 12:38 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Bring them to Australia

absent - No

20th Jun 2017, 4:00 PM – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - Close Nauru and Manus Is. detention centres

absent - No

29th Mar 2017 – Senate Motions - Asylum Seekers - End detention on Nauru and Manus Island

absent - No

12th Sep 2016, 4:48 PM – Senate Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Nauru & Manus Island centres

No - No

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

absent - No

25th Jun 2015, 5:02 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Detention of children

No - No

4th Dec 2014, 8:58 PM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

Yes - Yes

4th Dec 2014, 12:15 AM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill

Yes - Yes

4th Dec 2014, 12:11 AM – Senate Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill

Yes - Yes

4th Dec 2014 – Representatives Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate's amendments

- No Yes

22nd Oct 2014, 5:12 PM – Representatives Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

- No Yes

16th May 2013, 12:02 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Vulnerable persons

absent No No

10th Oct 2012, 11:34 AM – Senate Motions - Manus Island - Designate PNG as regional processing country

absent Yes Yes

12th Sep 2012, 11:49 AM – Senate Motions - Republic of Nauru - Designate Nauru as regional processing country

absent Yes Yes

16th Aug 2012, 10:17 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Sunset clause

absent No No

16th Aug 2012, 7:33 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Transfer to Australia after 12 months

absent No No

28th Jun 2012, 5:12 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time

No Yes Yes

25th Aug 2011 – Senate Motions - Immigration: MV Tampa - End offshore processing

No No No