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28 Mar 2006 · 3:58 PM · Division 3

Uranium Exports

No export to India
Official title
Motions - Uranium Exports - No export to India

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
6
No
40
Not recorded voting
29

“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 Christine Milne, which means that it was rejected. The motion was:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

_(i) Prime Minister John Howard has recently equivocated on the export of uranium to India, in spite of the fact that India is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and_

_(ii) India has a well-developed, active and secret program to outfit its uranium enrichment program and circumvent other countries’ technology export control efforts, according to a recently-released report by the United States of America (US) based Institute of Science and International Security; and_(You can see the report here (198 KB).)

_(b) calls on the Australian Government to rule out the export of uranium to India and to use its membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group to block the proposed US-India nuclear technology agreement._

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
7
No
41
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party019
Liberal Party018
Australian Greens40
Australian Democrats30
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
National Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 7

No · 41

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