Compare how Ben Small and Wendy Askew voted on decreasing availability of welfare payments
Ben Small
Former Liberal Party Senator for WA November 2020 – May 2022
Wendy Askew
Liberal Party Senator for Tasmania since March 2019
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should limit the availability of government social security payments
Now this is where it gets a bit tricky… Two people might vote the same way on votes they both attended, so their votes are 100% in agreement. They might also have voted in a way we’d describe differently when looking at all of one person's votes. If the other person didn’t or couldn’t have attended those votes we leave those out of the comparison. Because that just wouldn’t be fair now, would it?
Most important divisions relevant to this policy
These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for decreasing availability of welfare payments” which either Ben Small or Wendy Askew could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Ben Small and Wendy Askew on this policy. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Ben Small | Wendy Askew | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
10th Dec 2020, 5:48 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Don't cut the supplement |
No | absent | No |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for decreasing availability of welfare payments” which either Ben Small or Wendy Askew could have attended. Where a person could not have attended a division because they were not a member of parliament at the time (or in the wrong house) it is marked as "-".
| Division | Ben Small | Wendy Askew | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
2nd Aug 2023, 10:23 AM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Raise income support |
- | absent | No |
1st Aug 2023, 1:28 PM – Senate Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Eligibility and commencement |
- | absent | No |
18th Mar 2021, 2:54 PM – Senate Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Unemployment pay |
No | No | No |
2nd Sep 2020, 4:01 PM – Senate Motions - Jobseeker Payment - Increase income support |
- | No | No |
27th Feb 2020, 12:26 PM – Senate Motions - Child Care - Parents undertaking study |
- | No | No |