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7 July 2011 · Division 2

Live Animal Exports

End live animal export
Official title
Motions - Live Animal Exports - End live animal export

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
50
Not recorded voting
17

“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 Rachel Siewert, which means it was rejected. The motion was:

That the Senate-

(a)   notes that:

_(i)    OIE [World Organisation for Animal Health] guidelines do not require stunning before slaughter of cattle,_

(ii)   without stunning, cattle can exhibit indicators of possible consciousness for up to 2 minutes after the throat is cut, leading to a slow and painful death, and

_(iii)   statements by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig) on 21 June 2011, that Australia does not have the power to require Indonesia to stun cattle before slaughter; and_(See Senator Ludwig's statement here.)

_(b)   calls on the Government immediately to end the live export trade of all animals given that the welfare standards which are acceptable to the Australian public and farmers cannot be guaranteed in overseas markets._

References

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
9
No
50
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party018
Australian Greens90
National Party04
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party01
Independent01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 50

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