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31 Oct 2011 · Division 3

Clean Energy Legislation

Defer consideration
Official title
Motions - Clean Energy Legislation - Defer consideration

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
35
Not recorded voting
10

“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 Senator Eric Abetz.

This means that the motion was unsuccessful.

The motion was:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to provide that further consideration of the Clean Energy Bill 2010 and 17 related bills not take place until after elections for the 44th Parliament have been held and the parliament has met.

In other words, Senator Abetz wanted to move a motion that the Senate put off considering the Clean Energy Bill 2010 and related bills until after the next elections. To do so, he first needed the majority of senators to agree to suspend the standing orders that currently prevent him from moving such a motion. Since he was unsuccessful, he will not be able to move his motion.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
31
No
35
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party025
Liberal Party250
Australian Greens09
National Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Democratic Labor Party10
Independent10
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 31

No · 35

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