28 Nov 2012 · 8:50 PM · Division 3
Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012
A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.
- Official title
- Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Bill 2012 - Consideration in Detail - Opposition amendment
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
- 66
- No
- 68
- Not recorded voting
- 16
“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 an opposition amendment moved by Liberal MP Greg Hunt.
According to MP Hunt, the amendments guarantee: "no general buybacks to achieve the 450 gigalitres; neutral or beneficial socioeconomic outcomes; a 1,500-gigalitre buyback cap; and adequate reporting".(You can read MP Hunt's entire discussion of the amendment here. )
Background to the bill
The bill(A copy of the bill, its explanatory memoranda and amendments are available here. ) was introduced to establish an Environment Special Account to fund projects that protect and restore environmental assets of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) and protect water dependent biodiversity of the MDB.(Read more about the bill in this bills digest (696 KB).) The projects will include those that increase the available environmental water in the MDB by 450 Gigalitres.
References
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh waterSupporters vote No
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to useSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 64 |
| Liberal Party | 53 | 0 |
| National Party | 11 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 3 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Katter's Australian Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 66
- Natasha GriggsSolomon · CLP
- Bob KatterKennedy · Katter's Australian
- John AlexanderBennelong · Liberal
- Kevin AndrewsMenzies · Liberal
- Karen AndrewsMcPherson · Liberal
- Bob BaldwinPaterson · Liberal
- Bruce BillsonDunkley · Liberal
- Jamie BriggsMayo · Liberal
- Russell BroadbentMonash · Liberal
- Scott BuchholzWright · Liberal
- Steven CioboMoncrieff · Liberal
- Peter DuttonDickson · Liberal
- Warren EntschLeichhardt · Liberal
- Paul FletcherBradfield · Liberal
- Josh FrydenbergKooyong · Liberal
- Teresa GambaroBrisbane · Liberal
- Joanna GashGilmore · Liberal
- Alex HawkeMitchell · Liberal
- Joe HockeyNorth Sydney · Liberal
- Greg HuntFlinders · Liberal
- Steve IronsSwan · Liberal
- Dennis JensenTangney · Liberal
- Ewen JonesHerbert · Liberal
- Michael KeenanStirling · Liberal
- Craig KellyHughes · Liberal
- Andrew LamingBowman · Liberal
- Sussan LeyFarrer · Liberal
- Ian MacfarlaneGroom · Liberal
- Nola MarinoForrest · Liberal
- Louise MarkusGreenway · Liberal
No · 68
- Adam BandtMelbourne · Greens
- Dick AdamsLyons · Labor
- Anthony AlbaneseGrayndler · Labor
- Sharon BirdCunningham · Labor
- Chris BowenMcMahon · Labor
- David BradburyLindsay · Labor
- Gai BrodtmannCanberra · Labor
- Tony BurkeWatson · Labor
- Mark ButlerHindmarsh · Labor
- Anthony ByrneHolt · Labor
- Darren CheesemanCorangamite · Labor
- Jason ClareBlaxland · Labor
- Julie CollinsFranklin · Labor
- Greg CombetCharlton · Labor
- Simon CreanHotham · Labor
- Yvette D'AthPetrie · Labor
- Mark DreyfusIsaacs · Labor
- Justine ElliotRichmond · Labor
- Kate EllisAdelaide · Labor
- Craig EmersonRankin · Labor
- Martin FergusonBatman · Labor
- Joel FitzgibbonHunter · Labor
- Steve GeorganasAdelaide · Labor
- Steve GibbonsBendigo · Labor
- Sharon GriersonNewcastle · Labor
- Alan GriffinBruce · Labor
- Jill HallShortland · Labor
- Chris HayesWerriwa · Labor
- Ed HusicChifley · Labor
- Harry JenkinsScullin · Labor
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