Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for decreasing availability of welfare payments” 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
3rd Dec 2018, 9:00 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	absent	Yes
3rd Dec 2018, 8:20 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea	absent	Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for decreasing availability of welfare payments” which Steve Martin could have attended.

Division	Steve Martin	Supporters vote
12th Nov 2018, 4:54 PM – Senate Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Against punitive approach to social policy	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.