Increasing funding for public schools
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase funding for public schools and prioritise their funding over non-government (private) schools.
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
16 members+1 not enough votes
Liberal
11 members+1 not enough votes
Greens
5 members
One Nation
2 members
Nationals
2 members
LNP
2 members
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Deputy 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 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Liberal | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| One Nation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 43 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted almost always for | 92% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally for | 67% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 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.
- 3 Dec 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Schools - Drought
- 31 July 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Education - Capital works fund for public school
- 17 Oct 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Schools - Fund public schools
- 13 Feb 2017 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Schools - Needs-based funding model