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4 Dec 2008 · 10:04 AM · Division 1

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

Delay introduction
Official title
Motions - Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - Delay introduction

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 Liberal MP Michaelia Cash, which means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:

That the Senate-

_(a) notes and commends the sensible action taken by Labor Senators Sterle and Hutchins and also the Labor Member for Throsby, Ms George, in expressing concern over the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS);_

_(b) notes the concern expressed publicly by a number of industries that may be potentially affected by the proposed CPRS including BlueScope Steel, Nyrstar, Qantas and Visy; and_

(c) calls on the Government to delay the introduction of the proposed CPRS until these concerns are addressed.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
32
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party026
Liberal Party260
Australian Greens05
National Party40
Deputy Senate President10
Family First Party01
Independent01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 32

No · 34

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