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13 Nov 2013 · 6:02 PM · Division 3

Matters of Urgency — Australian Automotive Industry

Government's failure to act
Official title
Matters of Urgency — Australian Automotive Industry - Government's failure to act

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
35
No
28
Not recorded voting
12

“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 moved by Labor Senator Kim Carr on behalf of Labor Senator Claire Moore, which means that it was successful. The motion was:

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency.

The failure of the Government to acknowledge the urgency of the crisis facing the Australian automotive industry, or act to avert it, and the anxiety this is causing for tens of thousands of Australian workers and their families about the future of the auto industry and their jobs.(Read more about this crisis here. )

This type of motion "is technically a vote on whether the matter is a matter of urgency ... [However, it] is often regarded ... as a vote on the substantive matter."(Read more about motions on whether something is a matter of urgency here.)

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
35
No
28
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party240
Liberal Party022
Australian Greens90
National Party04
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Democratic Labor Party10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 35

No · 28

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