8 Feb 2007 · 10:42 AM · Division 6
Water
- Official title
- Motions - Water - Macquarie River
Noes 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
- 30
- No
- 33
- Not recorded voting
- 13
“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 introduced by Greens Senator Kerry Nettle. This means that the motion was rejected.
The motion was:
That the Senate-
(a) notes that:
_(i) the internationally significant Ramsar-listed wetlands, the Macquarie Marshes in New South Wales are dying because of a lack of water,_
_(ii) water for cotton irrigation upstream on the Macquarie River has been over-allocated and has starved the Macquarie Marshes of water, specifically the periodic flooding necessary for the marsh flora and fauna to survive, and_
(iii) if there is not a substantial flood in the Macquarie Marshes in the near future, a substantial area of the marsh will be permanently damaged; and
(b) calls on the Government to:
_(i) prioritise, for immediate buy-back, the over-allocation of water licences on the Macquarie River, and_
(ii) ensure that a substantial and immediate environmental flow to save the marshes is allocated as soon as the drought breaks and water is available.
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Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh waterSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 0 | 25 |
| Australian Labor Party | 22 | 0 |
| Australian Democrats | 4 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 4 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 4 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 30
- Lyn AllisonVictoria · Democrats
- Andrew BartlettQueensland · Democrats
- Andrew MurrayWA · Democrats
- Natasha Stott DespojaSA · Democrats
- Bob BrownTasmania · Greens
- Christine MilneTasmania · Greens
- Kerry NettleNSW · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- George CampbellNSW · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- John FaulknerNSW · Labor
- Michael ForshawNSW · Labor
- Annette HurleySA · Labor
- Steve HutchinsNSW · Labor
- Linda KirkSA · Labor
- Joe LudwigQueensland · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Robert RayVictoria · Labor
- Nick SherryTasmania · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Ruth WebberWA · Labor
- Penny WongSA · Labor
- Dana WortleySA · Labor
No · 33
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Judith AdamsWA · Liberal
- Guy BarnettTasmania · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- George BrandisQueensland · Liberal
- Grant ChapmanSA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Alan EgglestonWA · Liberal
- Chris EllisonWA · Liberal
- Alan FergusonSA · Liberal
- Jeannie FerrisSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Mitch FifieldVictoria · Liberal
- Gary HumphriesACT · Liberal
- David JohnstonWA · Liberal
- Rod KempVictoria · Liberal
- Ross LightfootWA · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- Brett MasonQueensland · Liberal
- Kay PattersonVictoria · Liberal
- Marise PayneNSW · Liberal
- Michael RonaldsonVictoria · Liberal
- Judith TroethVictoria · Liberal
- Russell TroodQueensland · Liberal
- John WatsonTasmania · Liberal
- Ron BoswellQueensland · Nationals
- Sandy MacdonaldNSW · Nationals
- Julian McGauranVictoria · Nationals
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