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9 Nov 2015 · 6:14 PM · Division 5

Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill

Third Reading - Pass the bills
Official title
Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill - Third Reading - Pass the bills

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
11
Not recorded voting
30

“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 to pass the bills in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a third time.

Because the bills have already passed in the House of representatives, they will now become law.

What do the bills do?

Together, these bills implement the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement into Australian law. This Agreement does not remove all tariffs, subsidies, quotas etc between Australia and China (so it's not really free trade), but it does create more favourable trading conditions between the two countries.

Read more about the Agreement and the bills in the bills digest.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Policies this vote counts towards

How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
35
No
11
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party150
Liberal Party110
Australian Greens09
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party10
Democratic Labor Party01
Family First Party10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal Democratic Party10
Senate President10
Palmer United Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 35

No · 11

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