Decreasing government funding for private schools
People who support this policy believe that private schools (also known as independent or non-government schools) should not receive significant funding from the government.
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
15 members+6 not enough votes
Liberal
12 members+2 not enough votes
Greens
8 members
Nationals
2 members
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
LNP
1 member+1 not enough votes
One Nation
1 member+1 not enough votes
Independent
1 member+1 not enough votes
Deputy Senate President0 members+1 not enough votes
United Australia0 members+1 not enough votes
CLP0 members+1 not enough votes
Australia's Voice0 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 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| Liberal | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| One Nation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| United Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 57 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 97% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 95% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT) | CLP | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently against | 5% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| 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% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | 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% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | 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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