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5 June 2013 · 3:53 PM · Division 4

National Security

Suspend standing and sessional ordersProcedural motion

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

Official title
Motions - National Security - Suspend standing and sessional orders

Ayes in the majority

This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.

Aye
74
No
69
Not recorded voting
7

“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 in favour of a motion introduced by Independent MP Andrew Wilkie. However, since an absolute majority is required to suspend standing and sessional orders (as the motion attempted to do), it was unsuccessful.

The motion was:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Denison moving the following motion forthwith:

_That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security be directed by the Minister to report by 20 June 2013 on the following:_

_(1) to establish all facts in relation to allegations that a convicted Egyptian jihadist terrorist was in a detention centre in full knowledge of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, without passing this information to the Minister; and_

(2) whether processes and/or resources need to change to address any issues raised, and if so, in detail, to recommend where.(Read Mr Wilkie's explanation of the motion and the related debate here. Read more about this incident on ABC News here.)

References

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
74
No
69
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party069
Liberal Party580
National Party100
Independent30
Australian Greens10
Country Liberal Party10
Katter's Australian Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 74

No · 69

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