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13 Aug 2007 · 6:17 PM · Division 4

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007

Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Official title
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
39
No
6
Not recorded voting
31

“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 the bill's main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time. The Senate can now discuss the bill in more detail.

What is the bill's main idea?

The purpose of the bill is to introduce a test that a person has to pass before they can become a citizen.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Policies this vote counts towards

How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
40
No
7
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party190
Liberal Party180
Australian Greens04
Australian Democrats03
Country Liberal Party10
Family First Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 40

No · 7

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