Extending government benefits to same-sex couples
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should extend any financial and work-related entitlements and benefits that currently only apply to heterosexual couples to same-sex couples and their children.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives 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
6 members+8 not enough votes
One Nation
1 member
Liberal
1 member+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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| One Nation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
All 17 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Jason Wood (La Trobe) | 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.
- 15 Oct 2008 · SenatePolicy: AyeSame-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Remove discrimination
- 18 June 2008 · SenatePolicy: AyeSame-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Referral to Committees - Report by 24 June 2008
- 18 June 2008 · SenatePolicy: NoSame-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Referral to Committees - Motion no. 1
- 4 June 2008 · HousePolicy: AyeSame-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Keep motion to read a second time unchanged
- 18 Sept 2007 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 and others - In Committee - Remove discrimination
- 13 Aug 2007 · HousePolicy: NoJudges’ Pensions Amendment Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Same-sex de facto relationships