Compare how Richard Colbeck and Penny Wright voted on turning back asylum boats when possible
Richard Colbeck
Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania since February 2018
Penny Wright
Former Australian Greens Senator for SA July 2011 – September 2015
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should issue instructions for border protection forces to turn back boats carrying asylum seekers to Australia where it is safe to do so
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 turning back asylum boats when possible” which either Richard Colbeck or Penny Wright could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Richard Colbeck and Penny Wright 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 | Richard Colbeck | Penny Wright | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
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 | No | 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 | No | 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 | No | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for turning back asylum boats when possible” which either Richard Colbeck or Penny Wright 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 | Richard Colbeck | Penny Wright | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
12th Sep 2012, 11:40 AM – Senate Motions — Republic of Nauru - Coalition policies |
absent | No | Yes |
16th Aug 2012, 5:17 PM – Senate Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Coalition policies (b) |
Yes | No | Yes |