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13 Sept 2011 · Division 2

Coal Seam Gas

Moratorium on new coal seam gas approvals
Official title
Motions - Coal Seam Gas - Moratorium on new coal seam gas approvals

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
41
Not recorded voting
25

“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 Larissa Waters. This means that the motion is rejected.

The motion was:

_That the Senate calls on the Government to implement an immediate moratorium on any new coal seam gas approvals until the long-term impacts of the industry on our groundwater, agriculture, rural communities, threatened species, the climate and the Great Barrier Reef are known._(Read more about coal seam gas here.)

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
41
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party015
Australian Greens90
National Party04
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 41

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