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10 May 2007 · 10:17 AM · Division 3

Iraq

Information requested
Official title
Motions - Iraq - Information requested

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
6
No
47
Not recorded voting
22

“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 for information in regards to the civilians displaced by the war in Iraq, which means the motion failed.

Motion text

That the Senate calls on the Government to inform the Senate by 13 June 2007 on the following matters:

(a) the number of civilians displaced by the war in Iraq, both internally and externally;

(b) the circumstances of these Iraqi refugees;

(c) what aid or assistance is going to the refugees and what component of that aid comes from the Australian Government;

(d) how many such refugees have been accommodated in Australia and what plans there are to give refuge to more; and

(e) what calls from the United Nations, the Red Cross or any other international agencies have been made to nations, including Australia, to meet the refugees’ needs.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
7
No
48
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party023
Liberal Party020
Australian Greens40
Australian Democrats30
Deputy Senate President01
Family First Party01
National Party01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 7

No · 48

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