12 May 2010 · 4:09 PM · Division 5
High Speed Rail Network
- Official title
- Motions - High Speed Rail Network - Feasibility study
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
- 27
- Not recorded voting
- 43
“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 (Tas), which means it was unsuccessful.
Motion
That the Senate calls on the Government to commission a feasibility study into the staged construction of a high speed rail network on the east coast of Australia, which could deliver accessible fast, reliable, ecologically-sustainable long-distance transport.
Turnout
Only 46% of the Senate was present for this vote, meaning less than half of all Senators voted on this motion.
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Policies this vote counts towards
- A lower-carbon and less environmentally-damaging transportation system in AustraliaSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
- High speed rail on the east coastSupporters vote Aye
- Public transportSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 14 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 9 |
| Australian Greens | 5 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 2 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Family First Party | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 7
- Bob BrownTasmania · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Scott LudlamWA · Greens
- Christine MilneTasmania · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Steve FieldingVictoria · Family First
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
No · 28
- Mark ArbibNSW · Labor
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- David FeeneyVictoria · Labor
- Annette HurleySA · Labor
- Steve HutchinsNSW · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Kerry O'BrienTasmania · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Dana WortleySA · Labor
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- Guy BarnettTasmania · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Mathias CormannWA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Helen KrogerVictoria · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- Judith TroethVictoria · Liberal
- Fiona NashNSW · Nationals
- John WilliamsNSW · Nationals
- Barnaby JoyceNew England · One Nation
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