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28 June 2012 · 4:04 AM · Division 2

Asylum Seekers

Suspend standing orders
Official title
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Suspend standing orders

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
51
No
46
Not recorded voting
53

“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 by Independent MP Andrew Wilkie to suspend the rules so that he could move another motion on the Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing, Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2012.

Motion text

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Denison from moving the following motion forthwith—That the House, in consideration of the urgent need to find a way through the irregular immigration impasse, continue to sit until private Members' notice No. 1 given for Thursday, 28 June 2102, by the member for Cook, Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing, Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2012, is called on immediately.

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Votes by party

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Aye
51
No
46
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party046
Liberal Party400
National Party90
Country Liberal Party10
Independent10

How each member voted

Aye · 51

No · 46

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