Compare how Steve Martin and Sue Lines voted on drug testing welfare recipients
Steve Martin
Former Independent Senator for Tasmania February 2018 – July 2019
Sue Lines
President Senator for WA since July 2022
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should introduce mandatory drug testing for people who receive certain welfare payments
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 drug testing welfare recipients” which either Steve Martin or Sue Lines could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Steve Martin and Sue Lines 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 | Steve Martin | Sue Lines | Supporters vote |
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21st Mar 2018, 11:14 AM – Senate Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Agree with bill |
No | No | Yes |
7th Dec 2017, 5:59 PM – Senate Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea |
- | No | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for drug testing welfare recipients” which either Steve Martin or Sue Lines 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 | Steve Martin | Sue Lines | Supporters vote |
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14th Jun 2017, 4:09 PM – Senate Motions - Budget - Abandon drug testing income support |
- | No | No |