How Mark Bishop voted compared to someone who agrees that the federal government should not put asylum seeker children into immigration detention and should release all children now in detention

Most important divisions relevant to this policy

These are the most important divisions related to the policy “for removing children from immigration detention” which Mark Bishop could have attended. They are weighted much more strongly than other divisions when calculating the position of Mark Bishop on this policy.

Division Mark Bishop Supporters vote

16th May 2013, 12:02 PM – Senate Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Vulnerable persons

absent Yes

Other divisions relevant to this policy

These are less important divisions which are related to the policy “for removing children from immigration detention” which Mark Bishop could have attended.

Division Mark Bishop Supporters vote

27th Aug 2008, 4:21 PM – Senate Motions - MV Tampa: Seventh Anniversary - Inquiry into immigration detention

absent Yes

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