Turning back asylum boats when possible
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should issue instructions for border protection forces to turn back boats carrying asylum seekers to Australia where it is safe to do so.
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
Liberal
8 members
Nationals
4 members
One Nation
1 member
Independent
1 member
Katter's Australian0 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 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Katter's Australian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 44 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| 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% |
| Tony Pasin (Barker) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michelle Landry (Capricornia) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Melissa Price (Durack) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Angus Taylor (Hume) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Rick Wilson (O'Connor) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Kevin Hogan (Page) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Bob Katter (Kennedy) | Katter's Australian | Not enough votes to say | 58% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Voted generally against | 36% |
| Rob Mitchell (McEwen) | Labor | Voted generally against | 36% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| 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% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | 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% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Lisa Chesters (Bendigo) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tim Watts (Gellibrand) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Clare O'Neil (Hotham) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Joanne Ryan (Lalor) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sharon Claydon (Newcastle) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jim Chalmers (Rankin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Giles (Scullin) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Pat Conroy (Shortland) | 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% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 29 Mar 2017 · SenatePolicy: NoMotions - Asylum Seekers - End detention on Nauru and Manus Island
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - in Committee - Agree with the amended bill
- 4 Dec 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 22 Oct 2014 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
- 12 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions — Republic of Nauru - Coalition policies
- 16 Aug 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMigration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Second Reading - Coalition policies (b)
- 15 Aug 2012 · HousePolicy: AyeMigration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2011 - Second Reading - Coalition's policies
- 28 Oct 2010 · HousePolicy: AyePrivate Members’ Business - Asylum Seekers - Re-introduce Coalition policies