Legalising pepper spray
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should legalise the importation of pepper spray and encourage state governments to legalise carrying pepper spray - especially by women - to deter and defend against attacks.
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
4 members+2 not enough votes
Liberal
4 members+2 not enough votes
Greens
2 members+3 not enough votes
LNP
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
One Nation0 members+1 not enough votes
Senate President0 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Liberal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Greens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 21 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy 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.
- 13 Feb 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Prevention of Violence Against Women - Pepper spray
- 28 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Prevention of Violence Against Women - Pepper spray, mace and tasers