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25 June 2013 · 3:59 PM · Division 3

Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Prohibit logging
Official title
Motions - Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area - Prohibit logging

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
31
Not recorded voting
9

“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 to prohibit logging in Australia's World Heritage areas.

Motion wording

That the Senate—

(a) welcomes the World Heritage listing of the extension to Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage area decided at the World Heritage Committee meeting of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO] on 24 June 2013;

(b) supports the values of Australia's World Heritage listed areas and the provision of adequate funding to maintain their natural and cultural values; and

(c) supports a total prohibition on logging in any World Heritage areas in Australia, now and into the future.

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Votes by party

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Aye
36
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party250
Liberal Party025
Australian Greens90
National Party04
Senate President20
Deputy Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 36

No · 31

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