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5 June 2013 · 4:19 PM · Division 5

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
75
No
69
Not recorded voting
6

“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 Liberal MP Christopher Pyne. 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 in accordance with standing order 132, standing and sessional orders be suspended to enable the House to divide again on the question: That the suspension of standing and sessional orders be agreed to.(Read Mr Pyne's explanation of the motion and the related debate here, after 3:58 pm. )

Mr Pyne was seeking to vote on the question again because, when the division originally took place, one of the opposition members just missed out on the chance to take part in it. It was Mr Pyne's hope that, if the division is retaken, it will be successful.(See that previous division 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
75
No
69
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party069
Liberal Party590
National Party100
Independent30
Australian Greens10
Country Liberal Party10
Katter's Australian Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 75

No · 69

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