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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.

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How each party's members voted

House of RepresentativesSenate

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
Liberal
5 members+2 not enough votes
Labor
5 members+5 not enough votes
LNP
2 members
Greens
2 members+1 not enough votes
Nationals
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
One Nation
0 members+2 not enough votes
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
PartyConsistently againstAlmost always againstGenerally againstMixtureGenerally forAlmost always forConsistently forNot enough votesMembers in bar
Liberal000000525
Labor040100055
LNP000000202
Greens200000012
Nationals000000101
Jacqui Lambie Network010000001
Senate President100000001
One Nation000000020
All 27 members, by agreement
MemberPartyPositionAgreement
Bridget McKenzie (Victoria)NationalsVoted consistently for100%
Dean Smith (WA)LiberalVoted consistently for100%
Anne Ruston (SA)LiberalVoted consistently for100%
Matthew Canavan (Queensland)LNPVoted consistently for100%
James McGrath (Queensland)LNPVoted consistently for100%
Jenny McAllister (NSW)LaborNot enough votes to say100%
James Paterson (Victoria)LiberalNot enough votes to say100%
Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania)LiberalNot enough votes to say100%
Anthony Chisholm (Queensland)LaborNot enough votes to say100%
Pauline Hanson (Queensland)One NationNot enough votes to say100%
Malarndirri McCarthy (NT)LaborNot enough votes to say100%
Katy Gallagher (ACT)LaborNot enough votes to say100%
Malcolm Roberts (Queensland)One NationNot enough votes to say100%
Sarah Henderson (Victoria)LiberalVoted consistently for100%
Michaelia Cash (WA)LiberalVoted consistently for99%
Richard Colbeck (Tasmania)LiberalVoted consistently for99%
Don Farrell (SA)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against50%
Penny Wong (SA)LaborNot enough votes to say47%
Helen Polley (Tasmania)LaborVoted almost always against6%
Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania)Jacqui Lambie NetworkVoted almost always against6%
Carol Brown (Tasmania)LaborVoted almost always against6%
Glenn Sterle (WA)LaborVoted almost always against6%
Deborah O'Neill (NSW)LaborVoted almost always against6%
Sue Lines (WA)Senate PresidentVoted consistently against1%
Larissa Waters (Queensland)GreensVoted consistently against1%
Sarah Hanson-Young (SA)GreensVoted consistently against0%
Nick McKim (Tasmania)GreensNot enough votes to say0%

Votes that make up this policy

The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.