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2 Dec 2015 · 9:09 AM · Division 1

Special Minister of State

Stop Mr Dreyfus from speaking
Official title
Motions - Special Minister of State - Stop Mr Dreyfus from speaking

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
80
No
41
Not recorded voting
28

“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 Labor MP Mark Dreyfus stop speaking. In parliamentary language, they voted "That the member be no longer heard", which is known as a "closure of Member" motion and stops the Member of Parliament (MP) from finishing their speech.

The motion was introduced by Liberal MP Christopher Pyne.

What's all this about?

Mr Dreyfus had been introducing a motion about the Special Minister of State Mal Brough's comments during Question Time yesterday which Mr Dreyfus believes "clearly misled" the Parliament (see the transcript of those proceedings on OpenAustralia). Learn more about these events on the Guardian.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
80
No
41
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party650
Australian Labor Party039
National Party130
CWM01
Country Liberal Party10
Independent01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 80

No · 41

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