How Eric Abetz voted compared to someone who agrees that the Federal Government should protect whales within Australian waters by, for example, taking action against the Japanese Government over its whaling program in the Southern Ocean

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for protecting whales within Australian waters” 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
no votes listed

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for protecting whales within Australian waters” which Eric Abetz could have attended.

Division Eric Abetz Supporters vote

18th Sep 2018, 4:45 PM – Senate Motions - Whaling - Patrol against + investigate legal options

absent Yes

27th Mar 2018, 4:08 PM – Senate Motions - Oil Exploration - Seismic testing in the Great Australian Bight

No Yes

28th Feb 2013, 12:16 PM – Senate Motions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction

absent Yes

21st Nov 2012, 4:00 PM – Senate Motions - Seismic Survey - Harm to marine wildlife

absent Yes

13th May 2010, 10:13 AM – Senate Motions - Petroleum Exploration - Protect marine wildlife of Margaret River coastline

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.