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22 Mar 2012 · 1:56 PM · Division 13

Great Barrier Reef

Oppose offshore dumping
Official title
Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Oppose offshore dumping

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
29
Not recorded voting
38

“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, what was:

That the Senate-

(a)   notes that:

(i)   a recent Galaxy poll found 88 per cent of Queenslanders oppose offshore dumping of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and

(ii)   the Government has approved offshore dumping of over 22 million cubic metres of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in the past 5 years; and

(b)   calls on the Government to stop approving offshore dumping in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
9
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party015
Australian Greens90
Liberal Party09
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party01
Independent01
National Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 29

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