27 June 2013 · 11:52 AM · Division 4
Migration Amendment (Reinstatement of Temporary Protection Visas) Bill 2013 [No. 2]
- Official title
- Migration Amendment (Reinstatement of Temporary Protection Visas) Bill 2013 [No. 2] - Second Reading - Put the question
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
- 40
- No
- 28
- Not recorded voting
- 8
“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 that the question now be put.
The motion was put by Liberal Senator Eric Abetz. The question to be put was whether to read the bill a second time.(See that division here. )
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced as a private senator's bill by Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash. It amends the Migration Act 1958 to create two visa subclasses for people who arrive in Australia without a visa at an excised offshore place (such as Christmas Island) and apply for asylum. The visa subclasses are: temporary protection (offshore entry) visas and temporary protection (secondary movement offshore entry) visas.(Read more about these proposed visa subclasses in the bill's explanatory memorandum here or in the Senate discussion of the bill here.)
References
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)Supporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 25 |
| Liberal Party | 25 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 2 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 40
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Scott LudlamWA · Greens
- Christine MilneTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Penny WrightSA · Greens
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Sue BoyceQueensland · Liberal
- George BrandisQueensland · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Mathias CormannWA · Liberal
- Sean EdwardsSA · Liberal
- Alan EgglestonWA · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Mitch FifieldVictoria · Liberal
- Bill HeffernanNSW · Liberal
- Gary HumphriesACT · Liberal
- Helen KrogerVictoria · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
No · 28
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Mark BishopWA · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- John FaulknerNSW · Labor
- David FeeneyVictoria · Labor
- Mark FurnerQueensland · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Joe LudwigQueensland · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Matt ThistlethwaiteKingsford Smith · Labor
- Lin ThorpTasmania · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- John MadiganVictoria · Labor
- John HoggQueensland · Senate President
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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