Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for compulsory income management for welfare recipients” 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
22nd Jun 2023, 1:27 PM – Senate Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Third Reading - Pass the bill	absent	Yes
22nd Jun 2023, 1:13 PM – Senate Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Sunset clause	absent	No
22nd Jun 2023, 12:49 PM – Senate Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - 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 compulsory income management for welfare recipients” which James Paterson could have attended.

Division	James Paterson	Supporters vote
28th Feb 2024, 6:34 PM – Senate Regulations - Social Security (Administration) (Declared Child Protection State — NSW, Qld, SA and Vic) Determination 2023 and two others - Disallow	absent	No
4th Dec 2023, 4:25 PM – Senate Regulations and Determinations - Social Security (Administration) (Enhanced Income Management Regime — Cth Referrals & Exemptions) Determination 2023 and another - Disallowance	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 James Paterson was absent during all divisions for this policy. So, it's impossible to say anything concrete.