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24 June 2026 · 9:58 AM · Division 1

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading defeated

Aye
27
No
34
Not recorded voting
15

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

The majority voted against a motion to agree with the bill's main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted against reading it a second time, which means it will no longer be considered by parliament. This bill was a private members bill that was introduced by Victorian Senator Jane Hume (Liberal).

What does this bill do?

According to the bill homepage, the bill:

Amends the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993, Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to enable spouses to split their collective superannuation balances between them on an ongoing annual basis.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
27
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party023
Liberal Party170
Australian Greens010
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
National Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 27

No · 34

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