# Andrew WILKIE — voting record How Andrew WILKIE is recorded voting in federal parliament across the 24 propositions scored for the 2019 election. - [Water allocations in the Murray-Darling Basin should be prioritised to farmers for irrigation over environment flows](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/water-allocations-in-the-murray-darling-basin-should-be-prioritised-to-farmers-for-irrigation-over-environment-flows) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/185) - [Centrelink payments to unemployed people should be paid to a debit card that cannot be used for alcohol, gambling or to make cash withdrawals](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/centrelink-payments-to-unemployed-people-should-be-paid-to-a-debit-card-that-cannot-be-used-for-alcohol-gambling-or-to-make-cash-withdrawals) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/109) - [Dairy farmers should receive government protection from market forces affecting their industry (i.e. through regulated farm gate prices for milk products)](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/dairy-farmers-should-receive-government-protection-from-market-forces-affecting-their-industry-ie-through-regulated-farm-gate-prices-for-milk-products) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/208) - [The gambling industry should have tighter restrictions placed on it in order to resolve problem gambling issues](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-gambling-industry-should-have-tighter-restrictions-placed-on-it-in-order-to-resolve-problem-gambling-issues) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/39) - [Asylum seekers being held in offshore processing centres should be transferred to Australia for medical attention if more than one doctor says they need it](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/asylum-seekers-being-held-in-offshore-processing-centres-should-be-transferred-to-australia-for-medical-attention-if-more-than-one-doctor-says-they-need-it) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/145) - [Coal seam gas (CSG) mining should be allowed in Australia](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/coal-seam-gas-csg-mining-should-be-allowed-in-australia) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/18) - [The Great Barrier Reef should be better protected from mining contaminants, agricultural run-off and encroachment by commercial fishing operators through increased government regulation, surveillance and enforcement](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-great-barrier-reef-should-be-better-protected-from-mining-contaminants-agricultural-run-off-and-encroachment-by-commercial-fishing-operators-through-increased-government-regulation-surveillance-and-enforcement) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/122) - [Exports of live animals for overseas meat production should be allowed with minimal restrictions](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/exports-of-live-animals-for-overseas-meat-production-should-be-allowed-with-minimal-restrictions) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/32) - [Climate change policy should include a carbon pricing mechanism to provide financial incentives for companies to produce less carbon emissions](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/climate-change-policy-should-include-a-carbon-pricing-mechanism-to-provide-financial-incentives-for-companies-to-produce-less-carbon-emissions) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/3) - [Renewable energy initiatives should receive more taxpayer funding](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/renewable-energy-initiatives-should-receive-more-taxpayer-funding) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/20) - [Asylum seekers who are children should be released from immigration detention](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/asylum-seekers-who-are-children-should-be-released-from-immigration-detention) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/60) - [Corporations with a revenue of more than $100m/yr should be required to publicly disclose certain financial information which is normally confidential, such as how much tax they paid](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/corporations-with-a-revenue-of-more-than-100myr-should-be-required-to-publicly-disclose-certain-financial-information-which-is-normally-confidential-such-as-how-much-tax-they-paid) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/81) - [The ABC and SBS should receive less taxpayer funding](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-abc-and-sbs-should-receive-less-taxpayer-funding) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/56) - [Donations to political parties should be subjected to high levels of public disclosure, regardless of the administrative burden](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/donations-to-political-parties-should-be-subjected-to-high-levels-of-public-disclosure-regardless-of-the-administrative-burden) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/199) - [The legal assistance sector (Legal Aid, etc.) should receive more taxpayer funding to improve access to our justice system](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-legal-assistance-sector-legal-aid-etc-should-receive-more-taxpayer-funding-to-improve-access-to-our-justice-system) — Strongly agrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/105) - [Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights should have increased legal recognition and protection](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-land-rights-should-have-increased-legal-recognition-and-protection) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/24) - [Government-owned assets operating in competitive markets, such as electricity infrastructure, should be sold and managed by the private sector](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/government-owned-assets-operating-in-competitive-markets-such-as-electricity-infrastructure-should-be-sold-and-managed-by-the-private-sector) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/21) - [Australia's corporate tax rate should be reduced (currently 30% or 27.5% for eligible companies)](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/australias-corporate-tax-rate-should-be-reduced-currently-30-or-275-for-eligible-companies) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/149) - [Marriage celebrants should have the right to refuse to marry same-sex couples if it is against their beliefs to do so](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/marriage-celebrants-should-have-the-right-to-refuse-to-marry-same-sex-couples-if-it-is-against-their-beliefs-to-do-so) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/175) - [Centrelink payments to unemployed people should be suspended if they fail to pass a mandatory drug test](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/centrelink-payments-to-unemployed-people-should-be-suspended-if-they-fail-to-pass-a-mandatory-drug-test) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/163) - [Employees working Sundays or public holidays should receive the same pay rate as on weekdays](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/employees-working-sundays-or-public-holidays-should-receive-the-same-pay-rate-as-on-weekdays) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/148) - [Government services such as Centrelink should be outsourced so they are managed by private sector organisations](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/government-services-such-as-centrelink-should-be-outsourced-so-they-are-managed-by-private-sector-organisations) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/168) - [The amount of government funding that non-government schools receive should be based on the socio-economic ranking of the school's community](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/the-amount-of-government-funding-that-non-government-schools-receive-should-be-based-on-the-socio-economic-ranking-of-the-schools-community) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/151) - [Asylum seeker boats should be turned back at sea, if it is safe to do so](https://how2vote.au/2019/issues/asylum-seeker-boats-should-be-turned-back-at-sea-if-it-is-safe-to-do-so) — Strongly disagrees · [record](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/174) This independent is scored on its recorded parliamentary votes, sourced from They Vote For You, not on its campaign statements. 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