9 Dec 2013 · 4:21 PM · Division 4
Asylum Seekers
- Official title
- Motions - Asylum Seekers - UNHCR reports into Nauru and Manus Island
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
- 10
- No
- 48
- Not recorded voting
- 17
“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 Sarah Hanson-Young, which is:
_That the Senate calls on the Minister assisting the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Senator Cash) to:_
_(a) provide a statement to the Senate on the United Nations High Commission for Refugees report into the conditions in the Nauru and Manus Island detention centres by Wednesday, 11 December 2013; and_(Read the report on Nauru here and the report on Manus Island here. You can also read about the reports in the media here.)
(b) explain to the Senate how the Government intends to respond and action the recommendations made by the reports respectively.
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Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing scrutiny of asylum seeker managementSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 22 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 20 |
| Australian Greens | 9 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 4 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic Labor Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 10
- 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
- John MadiganVictoria · Labor
No · 48
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Sam DastyariNSW · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- John FaulknerNSW · Labor
- Mark FurnerQueensland · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Joe LudwigQueensland · Labor
- Kate LundyACT · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Anne McEwenSA · Labor
- Jan McLucasQueensland · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Nova PerisNT · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Ursula StephensNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Lin ThorpTasmania · Labor
- Mehmet TillemVictoria · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Sean EdwardsSA · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
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