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20 Aug 2012 · 3:42 PM · Division 2

Murray-Darling Basin

4000 gigalitres required
Official title
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - 4000 gigalitres required

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
10
No
37
Not recorded voting
28

“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 Sarah Hanson-Young, which was:

That the Senate-

_(a) notes the position statement on the Murray Darling Basin (MDB) draft plan launched by South Australian environmental groups, including the Conservation Council of South Australia, The Wilderness Society, Trees for Life, National Trust of South Australia, National Parks and Wildlife, Nature Conservation Society of South Australia and Friends of the Earth Adelaide, on 27 July 2012;_

(b) notes that these groups identify that 4 000 GL must be returned to the river in accordance with the best available science to provide for healthy MDB communities and economies; and

_(c) calls on the Government to instruct the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to model at least 4 000 GL against the requirements of the Water Act 2007 and undertake feasibility studies on constraints to delivering 4 000 GL as requested by the South Australian environmental groups._

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Votes by party

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Aye
10
No
37
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party010
Australian Greens90
National Party02
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party01
Independent10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 10

No · 37

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