Regional processing of asylum seekers
People who support this policy believe that asylum seekers who arrive in Australia without a visa, particularly those who arrive by boat, should have their asylum claims processed regionally in a country such as the Republic of Nauru or Papua New Guinea (See the policy "For offshore processing of asylum seekers" for more on processing asylum seeker claims in Australian territories like Christmas Island).
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
29 members+22 not enough votes
Liberal
8 members+3 not enough votes
Nationals
4 members+1 not enough votes
Katter's Australian
1 member
One Nation
1 member
Independent
1 member+7 not enough votes
LNP0 members+6 not enough votes
Centre Alliance0 members+1 not enough votes
Greens0 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 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 29 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Katter's Australian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 85 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Pasin (Barker) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Melissa Price (Durack) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Angus Taylor (Hume) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Rick Wilson (O'Connor) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Hastie (Canning) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Anne Aly (Cowan) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Madeleine King (Brand) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Julian Hill (Bruce) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Peter Khalil (Wills) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Julian Leeser (Berowra) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Anne Stanley (Werriwa) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Patrick Gorman (Perth) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Libby Coker (Corangamite) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Daniel Mulino (Fraser) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Fiona Phillips (Gilmore) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Terry Young (Longman) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Josh Burns (Macnamara) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Anne Webster (Mallee) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| David Smith (Bean) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Kristy McBain (Eden-Monaro) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Garth Hamilton (Groom) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jerome Laxale (Bennelong) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Louise Miller-Frost (Boothby) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Henry Pike (Bowman) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Aaron Violi (Casey) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew Willcox (Dawson) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Colin Boyce (Flynn) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tania Lawrence (Hasluck) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Sam Rae (Hawke) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Cassandra Fernando (Holt) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Dan Repacholi (Hunter) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Marion Scrymgour (Lingiari) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tracey Roberts (Pearce) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Gordon Reid (Robertson) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Sam Lim (Tangney) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew Wallace (Fisher) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Andrew Gee (Calare) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Michelle Landry (Capricornia) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Kevin Hogan (Page) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Bob Katter (Kennedy) | Katter's Australian | Voted almost always for | 94% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 89% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted generally for | 85% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted generally for | 84% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted generally for | 81% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted generally for | 81% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Voted generally for | 81% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted generally for | 80% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted generally for | 68% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted generally for | 62% |
| Dan Tehan (Wannon) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 56% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted a mixture of for and against | 56% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted a mixture of for and against | 54% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 53% |
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 52% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Pat Conroy (Shortland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 48% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted a mixture of for and against | 41% |
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Voted a mixture of for and against | 41% |
| Lisa Chesters (Bendigo) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Clare O'Neil (Hotham) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Joanne Ryan (Lalor) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Andrew Giles (Scullin) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted almost always against | 14% |
| Tim Watts (Gellibrand) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Sharon Claydon (Newcastle) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Jim Chalmers (Rankin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo) | Centre Alliance | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Helen Haines (Indi) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Zali Steggall (Warringah) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Kate Chaney (Curtin) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Monique Ryan (Kooyong) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Sophie Scamps (Mackellar) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown (Ryan) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Allegra Spender (Wentworth) | Independent | 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.
- 7 Feb 2023 · HousePolicy: AyeRegulations and Determinations - Instrument of Designation of the Republic of Nauru as a Regional Processing Country
- 7 Feb 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Instrument of Designation of the Republic of Nauru as a Regional Processing Country
- 26 Aug 2020 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Immigration Detention - Moment of silence for deaths
- 15 Feb 2018 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Asylum Seekers - End offshore detention
- 10 Aug 2017 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Asylum Seekers - Bring them to Australia
- 20 June 2017 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Asylum Seekers - Close Nauru and Manus Is. detention centres
- 29 Mar 2017 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Asylum Seekers - End detention on Nauru and Manus Island
- 12 Sept 2016 · SenatePolicy: NoCommittees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Nauru & Manus Island centres
- 4 Feb 2016 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Asylum Seekers - Let Them Stay
- 25 June 2015 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea
- 25 June 2015 · SenatePolicy: NoMigration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - in Committee - Detention of children
- 25 June 2015 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Regional Processing Arrangements) Bill 2015 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: AyeMigration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 4 Dec 2014 · HousePolicy: AyeMigration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate's amendments
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: AyeMigration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: AyeMigration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 22 Oct 2014 · HousePolicy: AyeMigration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 16 May 2013 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 16 May 2013 · SenatePolicy: NoMigration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Vulnerable persons
- 16 May 2013 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 27 Nov 2012 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 10 Oct 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Manus Island - Designate PNG as regional processing country
- 12 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Republic of Nauru - Designate Nauru as regional processing country
- 16 Aug 2012 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 16 Aug 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoMigration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Transfer to Australia after 12 months
- 16 Aug 2012 · SenatePolicy: NoMigration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - In Committee - Sunset clause
- 16 Aug 2012 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 28 June 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMigration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 27 June 2012 · HousePolicy: NoMigration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - 12 month limit
- 27 June 2012 · HousePolicy: AyeMigration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill
- 27 June 2012 · HousePolicy: AyeMigration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 31 May 2012 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 25 Aug 2011 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Immigration: MV Tampa - End offshore processing
- 10 Aug 2006 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 10 Aug 2006 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 - Third Reading - Read a third time