Senate electoral reform
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should change the laws governing Senate elections to allow voters more direct control over the flow of preferences, whether they vote above or below the line.
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
Liberal
6 members
Greens
3 members
LNP
2 members
Nationals
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| LNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 21 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted almost always for | 88% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted generally for | 75% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted generally for | 63% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally against | 38% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | 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.
- 17 Mar 2016 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree with Senate amendments
- 17 Mar 2016 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 17 Mar 2016 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - in Committee - Agree to the bill
- 17 Mar 2016 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 2 Mar 2016 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - First Reading - Read for the first time
- 24 Feb 2016 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with the main idea