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19 Mar 2012 · 9:26 PM · Division 5

Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills

Second Reading - That the question now be put
Official title
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills - Second Reading - That the question now be put

Ayes 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
37
No
34
Not recorded voting
5

“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 in favour of a motion moved by Labor Senator Jacinta Collins that the question now be put.

The question referred to was a motion moved by Liberal Senator Mathias Cormann that:

...so much of standing order 142 be suspended as would prevent further consideration of the bill without limitation of time.(To learn more about standing orders, see this Fact Sheet. )

This means that the majority were in favour of now voting on Senator Cormann's motion, rather than continuing to debate the issue.(The division on Senator Cormann's motion is available 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
37
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party270
Liberal Party025
Australian Greens90
National Party04
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party01
Independent01
Senate President10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 37

No · 34

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