Increasing funding for legal aid
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should maintain or increase funding for the legal assistance sector (Legal Aid, community legal centres, etc.).
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
7 members+14 not enough votes
Liberal
5 members+5 not enough votes
Greens
3 members+5 not enough votes
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Nationals
1 member+1 not enough votes
LNP
1 member+1 not enough votes
Independent0 members+2 not enough votes
One Nation0 members+2 not enough votes
Australia's Voice0 members+1 not enough votes
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| Liberal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 50 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 86% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 25 June 2024 · SenatePolicy: AyeAppropriation Bill (No. 5) 2023-2024 and four others - Second Reading - Increase funding for legal assistance services
- 11 Sept 2018 · HousePolicy: AyeFamily Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Access to legal representation
- 29 Mar 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Legal Services - Commit funding
- 26 Mar 2015 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Legal Aid- Increase funding