Protecting whales within Australian waters
People who support this policy believe that the Federal Government should protect whales within Australian waters by, for example, taking action against the Japanese Government over its whaling program in the Southern Ocean.
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
7 members+2 not enough votes
Liberal
6 members+1 not enough votes
Greens
4 members+1 not enough votes
Nationals
1 member
Senate President0 members+1 not enough votes
LNP0 members+2 not enough votes
Deputy Senate President0 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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Liberal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Nationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 26 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 35% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 35% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 6% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (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.
- 18 Sept 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Whaling - Patrol against + investigate legal options
- 27 Mar 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Oil Exploration - Seismic testing in the Great Australian Bight
- 28 Feb 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Whaling - Seek explanation for non-compliance with injunction
- 21 Nov 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Seismic Survey - Harm to marine wildlife
- 13 May 2010 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Petroleum Exploration - Protect marine wildlife of Margaret River coastline