Compare how Bob Brown and David Johnston voted on increasing funding for university education

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Bob Brown

Former Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania July 1996 – June 2012

Voted consistently for increasing funding for university education
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David Johnston

Former Liberal Party Senator for WA July 2002 – May 2016

Voted almost always against increasing funding for university education

How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should increase funding for university education

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 funding for university education” which either Bob Brown or David Johnston could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Bob Brown and David Johnston 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 Bob Brown David Johnston Supporters vote
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Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for increasing funding for university education” which either Bob Brown or David Johnston 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 Bob Brown David Johnston Supporters vote

16th Jun 2014, 5:49 PM – Senate Motions - Higher Education Funding - Reverse the budget cuts

- absent Yes

17th Mar 2014, 8:02 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Education) 2013, Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines 2012 - Disallowance

- No Yes

20th Nov 2012, 4:14 PM – Senate Motions - University of Western Sydney - Retain current courses and academic staffing resources

- absent Yes

28th Feb 2012, 3:45 PM – Senate Motions - Higher Education - Increase base funding

Yes absent Yes

23rd Nov 2011 – Senate Motions - Education Funding - Increase public higher education funding

Yes No Yes