We can't say anything concrete about how Eric Abetz voted on tighter means testing of family payments
How Eric Abetz voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should target family payments to low and moderate income households, to the exclusion of higher income households.
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for tighter means testing of family payments ” which Eric Abetz could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Eric Abetz on this policy.
| Division | Eric Abetz | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|
4th Dec 2014, 10:42 AM – Senate Family Tax Benefit (Tighter Income Test) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
absent | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for tighter means testing of family payments ” which Eric Abetz could have attended.
| Division | Eric Abetz | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|
22nd Mar 2017, 12:04 AM – Senate Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
absent | Yes |
17th Nov 2014, 11:40 AM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 6) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea of the bill |
absent | Yes |
2nd Sep 2014, 2:17 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Third Reading — Read a third time |
Yes | Yes |
2nd Sep 2014, 1:51 PM – Senate Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014 — Reference to Committee — Adjustments to the changes made by the bill |
absent | Yes |
How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out
Eric Abetz 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.