26 Mar 2007 · 3:49 PM · Division 3
Murray-Darling Basin
- Official title
- Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Purchase water licences
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
- 31
- No
- 33
- Not recorded voting
- 12
“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 Rachel Siewert. This means that the motion was rejected.
The motion was:
That the Senate:
(a) notes:
_(i) the listing of the Murray-Darling Basin in the WWF study ‘World’s top 10 rivers at risk’,_(The WWF study is available for download here. )
_(ii) that threats such as invasive species, over-allocation and climate change are the reasons the river system has been listed as ‘at risk’, and_
(iii) the report’s recommendations that returning significantly greater environmental flows to the river will have major benefits in reducing the prevalence of some invasive species and improving river health; and
(b) calls on the Government to begin purchasing water licences without further delay in order to return environmental flows to the Murray-Darling river system.(Read more about water security in Australia on Wikipedia.)
References
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh waterSupporters vote Aye
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to useSupporters vote No
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 0 | 26 |
| Australian Labor Party | 22 | 0 |
| Australian Democrats | 4 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 4 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 4 |
| Senate President | 1 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Family First Party | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 32
- 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
- Mark BishopWA · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- George CampbellNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Stephen ConroyVictoria · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- Michael ForshawNSW · Labor
- Annette HurleySA · Labor
- Steve HutchinsNSW · Labor
- Joe LudwigQueensland · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Kerry O'BrienTasmania · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Robert RayVictoria · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Ruth WebberWA · Labor
- Dana WortleySA · Labor
No · 34
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Judith AdamsWA · Liberal
- Guy BarnettTasmania · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Ian CampbellWA · Liberal
- Grant ChapmanSA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Alan EgglestonWA · Liberal
- Chris EllisonWA · Liberal
- Alan FergusonSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Mitch FifieldVictoria · Liberal
- Bill HeffernanNSW · Liberal
- Gary HumphriesACT · Liberal
- David JohnstonWA · Liberal
- Rod KempVictoria · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- Brett MasonQueensland · Liberal
- Kay PattersonVictoria · Liberal
- Marise PayneNSW · Liberal
- Michael RonaldsonVictoria · Liberal
- Santo SantoroQueensland · Liberal
- Judith TroethVictoria · Liberal
- Russell TroodQueensland · Liberal
- Amanda VanstoneSA · Liberal
- John WatsonTasmania · Liberal
- Ron BoswellQueensland · Nationals
- Sandy MacdonaldNSW · Nationals
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