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16 Aug 2007 · 10:22 AM · Division 4

Age Pension

Increase age pension
Official title
Motions - Age Pension - Increase age pension

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
7
No
53
Not recorded voting
16

“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 Bob Brown, which means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:

That the Senate- (a) notes that: (i) Australia is experiencing a period of record economic growth, and (ii) the 2007-08 Federal Budget provided tax cuts to those earning more than $75,000, at a cost of $3.5 billion per year; and _(b) calls on the Government to invest approximately $3 billion per year to lift the aged pension by $60 per fortnight._

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
8
No
54
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party025
Australian Labor Party022
Australian Greens40
Australian Democrats30
National Party02
Senate President02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Family First Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 8

No · 54

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