Requiring Parliamentary approval of military deployments
People who support this policy believe that Australia should not deploy armed forces without the consideration and approval of Parliament.
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
14 members+1 not enough votes
Greens
8 members
Liberal
8 members
LNP
2 members
Independent
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Nationals
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Australia's Voice
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 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Liberal | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 39 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 | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | 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% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 42% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 23% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 21% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | 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.
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- 4 Sept 2014 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Defence Legislation Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 19 Mar 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Iraq - Independent inquiry