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20 June 2013 · 11:21 AM · Division 1

Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013

Second Reading - End debate on bill's main idea
Official title
Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - End debate on bill's main idea

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
36
No
29
Not recorded voting
11

“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 for ending the debate on the bill's main idea so the senators will now be asked whether they agree with it straight away without any more talk. In parliamentary jargon, they voted for putting the question.

The bill’s main idea was that Australian law should recognise all marriages that are legal overseas, including same-sex marriages.

###Background to the bill

Same-sex marriage is not legal or recognised in Australia so homosexual couples who marry overseas are not considered married here.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young introduced this bill two months after New Zealand became the latest country to allow same-sex marriage (more information on Wikipedia).

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
36
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party250
Liberal Party023
Australian Greens90
National Party04
Senate President20
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 36

No · 29

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