Increasing or removing the Government debt limit
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase the limit on the total amount of Commonwealth stock and securities that may be on issue at any time (known as the 'debt limit') or remove the limit altogether.
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
6 members
Liberal
5 members
Greens
2 members
Nationals
1 member
Senate President
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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 15 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | 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.
- 9 Dec 2013 · HousePolicy: AyeCommonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration of Senate Message - Make requested amendments
- 9 Dec 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeCommonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Removing debt limit
- 9 Dec 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeCommonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Agree to bill as amended
- 9 Dec 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeCommonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration of House of Representatives Message - Adopt report
- 14 Nov 2013 · HousePolicy: AyeCommonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration of Senate Message - Debt ceiling of $400 billion
- 14 Nov 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoCommonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - In Committee - Debt ceiling of $400 billion
- 13 Nov 2013 · HousePolicy: NoCommonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013 - Consideration in Detail - Debt ceiling of $400 billion
- 25 June 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeAppropriation Bill (No. 2) 2012-2013 - Second Reading - Increase debt limit
- 4 Feb 2009 · HousePolicy: AyeCommonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009 - Second Reading - Read a second time