How Steve Martin voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should be able to intervene in the research grant process with the Australian Research Council (ARC) by, for example, vetoing certain grant application where considered appropriate

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for political intervention in research funding grants” which Steve Martin could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Steve Martin on this policy.

Division Steve Martin Supporters vote
no votes listed

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for political intervention in research funding grants” which Steve Martin could have attended.

Division Steve Martin Supporters vote

4th Dec 2018, 4:37 PM – Senate Motions - Australian Research Council - Remove National Interest Test

absent No

13th Nov 2018, 3:52 PM – Senate Documents - Australian Research Council - Order for the Production of Documents

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 Steve Martin was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.