1 Nov 2012 · 12:24 PM · Division 5
Newstart
Increase
- Official title
- Motions - Newstart - Increase
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
- 9
- No
- 45
- 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 this motion, which means it failed.
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) resolves that Newstart payments are too low and should increase by $50 per week; and
(b) calls on the Government to find an appropriate savings measure to fund this increase.
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Policies this vote counts towards
How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.
- Increasing the Newstart Allowance rateSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
9
No
45
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 22 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 15 |
| Australian Greens | 8 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 4 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 9
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Scott LudlamWA · Greens
- Christine MilneTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Penny WrightSA · Greens
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
No · 45
- Mark BishopWA · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- Mark FurnerQueensland · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Joe LudwigQueensland · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Matt ThistlethwaiteKingsford Smith · Labor
- Lin ThorpTasmania · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Penny WongSA · Labor
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- John MadiganVictoria · Labor
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
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