Compare how Dean Smith and Matt Thistlethwaite voted on putting a time limit on immigration detention
Dean Smith
Liberal Party Senator for WA since May 2012
Matt Thistlethwaite
Australian Labor Party Representative for Kingsford Smith since September 2013
How they voted compared with each other and someone who agrees that the federal government should put a time limit on how long asylum seekers can be detained while their claims for asylum are being processed
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 putting a time limit on immigration detention” which either Dean Smith or Matt Thistlethwaite could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Dean Smith and Matt Thistlethwaite 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 | Dean Smith | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
25th Jun 2015, 5:52 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Limit detention to 3 months |
No | - | Yes |
Other divisions relevant to this policy
These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for putting a time limit on immigration detention” which either Dean Smith or Matt Thistlethwaite 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 | Dean Smith | Matt Thistlethwaite | Supporters vote |
|---|---|---|---|
13th May 2021, 1:46 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Bill 2021 - Third Reading - Pass the bill |
Yes | - | No |
13th May 2021, 1:35 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea |
Yes | - | No |
10th Oct 2012, 11:30 AM – Senate Motions - Manus Island - 12 month limit on detention |
No | No | Yes |
12th Sep 2012, 11:45 AM – Senate Motions - Republic of Nauru - 12 month limit on detention |
No | No | Yes |