A Free Trade Agreement with China
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should enter into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China to create more favourable trading conditions between China and Australia.
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+7 not enough votes
Liberal
4 members+9 not enough votes
Greens
3 members+2 not enough votes
LNP
2 members
Nationals
1 member+1 not enough votes
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Deputy Senate President0 members+1 not enough votes
One Nation0 members+2 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Greens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
All 41 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally for | 79% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 77% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally for | 74% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 58% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 58% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | 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.
- 5 Dec 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Trade - Commend entry into FTAs
- 9 Nov 2015 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
- 9 Nov 2015 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill - Third Reading - Pass the bills
- 20 Aug 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - China-Australia Free Trade Agreement - Renegotiate or abandon