Voluntary student union fees
People who support this policy believe that university students should be able to choose whether or not to pay student services and amenities fees (also called student union fees).
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives 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
21 members
Liberal
4 members
Nationals
2 members
Independent
1 member
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 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 28 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 83% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 17 Oct 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee
- 17 Oct 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Higher Education - Student Services and Amenities Fee
- 26 Nov 2015 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Student Services and Amenities Fee - Students should have to agree to SSAF
- 11 Oct 2011 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 18 Nov 2010 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 26 Nov 2009 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 18 Aug 2009 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 19 Mar 2009 · HousePolicy: No (strong)Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 25 Sept 2008 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Voluntary Student Unionism - Agree to motion
- 11 Sept 2006 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - End Voluntary Student Unionism