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13 Aug 2026 · 12:37 PM · Division 8

Consideration of Legislation

Procedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business — Consideration of Legislation

Motion defeated

Aye
25
No
33
Not recorded voting
18

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

What was decided

No plain-English summary has been written for this division yet. The result above is read from the question recorded in the chamber, shown below.

Text recorded with this division

Sue Lines

The question is that the suspension motion moved by Senator Cash be agreed to.

This is the question as put in the chamber, with the name of the member who spoke before the vote. It isn't a summary of the bill or motion.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
25
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party150
Australian Greens010
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 25

No · 33

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