Skip to content
Political Tracker

31 Aug 2016 · 4:23 PM · Division 2

Immigration Detention

Royal Commission
Official title
Motions - Immigration Detention - Royal Commission

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
12
No
47
Not recorded voting
17

“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 Greens Senator Nick McKim, which means it was unsuccessful.

The motion called for a Royal Commission into Australia’s immigration detention facilities to be established.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) acknowledges the damage done to men, women and children by offshore detention on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea and Nauru as revealed to the Parliament through Senate inquiries, independent government reports and a recent leak of more than 2,000 incident reports from Nauru; and

(b) calls on the Government to establish a Royal Commission into Australia’s immigration detention facilities, including those on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea and Nauru.

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
12
No
46
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party018
Australian Greens90
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal Democratic Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 12

No · 46

Spotted a mistake? Report a correction.