Increasing support for rural and regional Australia
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase its funding for initiatives that support rural and regional communities.
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
23 members
Greens
9 members
Liberal
5 members+1 not enough votes
One Nation
4 members
Independent
2 members
Senate President
1 member
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 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Liberal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 45 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tyron Whitten (WA) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sean Bell (NSW) | One Nation | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Dave Sharma (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 42% |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 12% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Josh Dolega (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jessica Collins (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Dowling (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Corinne Mulholland (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Charlotte Walker (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ellie Whiteaker (WA) | Labor | 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.
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- 16 Feb 2023 · HousePolicy: NoNational Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 - Consideration in Detail - Regional Australia and critical infrastructure
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