How James Paterson voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should encourage states and territories to stop acting independently and instead take a nation-wide approach to COVID-19 border closures through the National Cabinet

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for a nation-wide approach to border closures due to COVID-19” which James Paterson could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of James Paterson on this policy.

Division James Paterson Supporters vote
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Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for a nation-wide approach to border closures due to COVID-19” which James Paterson could have attended.

Division James Paterson Supporters vote

25th Aug 2020, 4:30 PM – Senate Motions - Covid-19 - State and Territory Border Closures

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How "We can't say anything concrete about how they voted on" is worked out

James Paterson has only voted once on this policy and it wasn't on a "strong" vote. So it's not possible to draw a clear conclusion about their position.

This could be because there were simply not many relevant divisions (formal votes) during the time they've been in parliament (most votes happen on "the voices", so we simply have no decent record) or they were absent for votes that could have contributed to their voting record.