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6 Mar 2014 · 11:52 AM · Division 4

Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014

Consideration in Detail - Put the question
Official title
Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 - Consideration in Detail - Put the question

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
82
No
52
Not recorded voting
16

“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 that the question be put, which was introduced by Liberal MP Christopher Pyne.

The question was that the bill be agreed to and was subsequently put.(See that division here. )

Background to the bill

The Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2014 was introduced to remove the foreign ownership and other restrictions that apply to Qantas but do not apply to other airlines based in Australia.(Read more on ABC News and on ABC Radio's AM program. ) These restrictions include: limits on the issue and ownership of Qantas shares, the makeup of the board of directors, use of the name Qantas and the location of the head office, place of incorporation and principle place of business.(Read more in the bills digest (852 KB).)

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
82
No
52
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party670
Australian Labor Party049
National Party130
Independent02
CWM01
Country Liberal Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 82

No · 52

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