How Chris Ellison voted compared to someone who agrees that the Federal Government should respond to reports about high levels of child sexual abuse in some Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory by introducing the Northern Territory National Emergency Response or the very similar Stronger Futures Policy, also referred to as "the intervention"

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for the Intervention in the Northern Territory” which Chris Ellison could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Chris Ellison on this policy.

Division Chris Ellison Supporters vote

16th Aug 2007, 12:25 PM – Senate Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 and related bills - Third Reading - Read a third time

absent Yes

14th Aug 2007, 6:15 PM – Senate Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Read a second time

absent Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for the Intervention in the Northern Territory” which Chris Ellison could have attended.

Division Chris Ellison Supporters vote

27th Nov 2008, 9:04 PM – Senate Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 - Third Reading - Read a third time

absent Yes

27th Nov 2008, 8:52 PM – Senate Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 - In Committee - 'Must' use discretion

absent Yes

27th Nov 2008, 7:00 PM – Senate Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 - In Committee - Keep the permit system

absent No

27th Nov 2008, 5:51 PM – Senate Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 - In Committee - Exempts from discrimination laws

absent Yes

16th Aug 2007, 10:50 PM – Senate Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 - In Committee - Keep clauses 4 to 7 unchanged

absent Yes

16th Aug 2007, 9:28 PM – Senate Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007 - In Committee - Access to Aboriginal land

absent Yes

16th Aug 2007, 5:45 PM – Senate Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 - In Committee - Keep part 8 unchanged

absent Yes

16th Aug 2007, 1:40 PM – Senate Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 - In Committee - Publicly funded computers, acquisition of rights/titles/etc, business management, bail & sentencing

absent Yes

16th Aug 2007, 10:49 AM – Senate Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 - In Committee - Leave schedules unchanged

absent Yes

15th Aug 2007, 12:22 PM – Senate Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 and related bills - In Committee - Acquisition of rights, titles and interests in land

absent Yes

14th Aug 2007, 6:10 PM – Senate Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 and related bills - Second Reading - Delay passage of bill

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