20 June 2013 · 11:28 AM · Division 2
Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013
- Official title
- Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Second reading defeated
- Aye
- 28
- No
- 44
- Not recorded voting
- 4
“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding. 1 voted differently from most of their party.
What was decided
The majority rejected the bill’s main idea (in parliamentary jargon, they voted against giving the bill a second reading). This means the bill failed and won’t be debated anymore.
The bill’s main idea was that Australian law should recognise all marriages that are legal overseas, including same-sex marriages.
###Rebellion and a free vote
Liberal Senator Sue Boyce was a rebel and agreed with the bill’s main idea while the rest of the Liberal Party disagreed with it.
The Labor Party treated this division as a free vote so Labor senators could vote for or against it.
###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).
ABC News reported the result of this division.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Same-sex marriage equalitySupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 16 | 11 |
| Liberal Party | 1 | 24 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 4 |
| Senate President | 1 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 28
- 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
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Bob CarrNSW · Labor
- Trish CrossinNT · Labor
- John FaulknerNSW · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Matt ThistlethwaiteKingsford Smith · Labor
- Lin ThorpTasmania · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Penny WongSA · Labor
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
- Sue BoyceQueensland · Liberal
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
No · 44
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Mark BishopWA · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Stephen ConroyVictoria · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- David FeeneyVictoria · Labor
- Mark FurnerQueensland · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Joe LudwigQueensland · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- John MadiganVictoria · Labor
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · 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
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Mitch FifieldVictoria · Liberal
- Gary HumphriesACT · Liberal
- David JohnstonWA · Liberal
- Helen KrogerVictoria · Liberal
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