How Nick Sherry voted compared to someone who agrees that asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a visa, particularly those who arrive by boat, should have their asylum claims processed regionally in a country such as the Republic of Nauru or Papua New Guinea (See the policy "For offshore processing of asylum seekers" for more on processing asylum seeker claims in Australian territories like Christmas Island)

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which Nick Sherry could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Nick Sherry on this policy.

Division Nick Sherry Supporters vote
no votes listed

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for regional processing of asylum seekers” which Nick Sherry could have attended.

Division Nick Sherry Supporters vote

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

absent No

How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out

Normally a person's votes count towards a score which is used to work out a simple phrase to summarise their position on a policy. However in this case Nick Sherry was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.