Government administered paid parental leave
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should administer the paid parental leave scheme rather than employers.
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
6 members
Liberal
2 members
Greens
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Greens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 9 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always for | 94% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 31% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | 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.
- 24 May 2012 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Paid Parental Leave and Other Legislation Amendment (Dad and Partner Pay and Other Measures) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Amendment to administration of payment
- 24 Feb 2011 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Paid Parental Leave (Reduction of Compliance Burden for Employers) Amendment Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 17 June 2010 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010, Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 - In Committee - Administration of payment
- 16 June 2010 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010, Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 - In Committee - Administration of Payment
- 16 June 2010 · SenatePolicy: No (strong)Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010, Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 - In Committee - Administration of payment
- 31 May 2010 · HousePolicy: NoPaid Parental Leave Bill 2010, Paid Parental Leave (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Coalition amendments
- 14 June 2007 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Paid Maternity Leave - Government funded paid maternity leave