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1 Sept 2014 · 8:05 PM · Division 13

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014 — Second Reading — Criticise abolition of ARENA

Official title
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014 — Second Reading — Criticise abolition of ARENA

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
53
No
81
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 against a motion introduced by Labor MP Mark Butler, which means that it was rejected.

The motion criticised the government's plan to abolish the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). However, it did not go so far as to decline to give the bill a second reading. When the House gives a bill a second reading, it means that the majority of the House agrees with the main idea of the bill.

Background to the bill

The bill was introduced to abolish the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), which is an independent agency that was established in 2012 to manage the government's renewable energy programs. It has two objectives:

  • to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies; and
  • to increase the supply of renewable energy in Australia.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
53
No
81
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party066
Australian Labor Party490
National Party013
Independent20
Australian Greens10
CWM10
Country Liberal Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 53

No · 81

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