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 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+1 not enough votes
Liberal
1 member+1 not enough votes
Greens0 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 8 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 95% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | 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