How David Van voted compared to someone who agrees that illicit drug use should be met with harm reduction strategies, such as by increasing availability of support programs, sharps containers, overdose prevention methods, or treating drug use as a health issue and not a criminal issue

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for harm reduction strategies for drug use” which David Van could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of David Van on this policy.

Division David Van Supporters vote
no votes listed

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for harm reduction strategies for drug use” which David Van could have attended.

Division David Van Supporters vote

17th Oct 2023, 4:37 PM – Senate Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference - ACT Government’s Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Act 2022

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