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11 Oct 2016 · 4:00 PM · Division 4

Housing Affordability

Negative gearing & capital gains tax discount
Official title
Motions - Housing Affordability - Negative gearing & capital gains tax discount

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
28
No
29
Not recorded voting
18

“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 NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon, which means it was unsuccessful.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) Australian dwellings increased in price by 10 per cent in 2015-16, indicating a clear national housing affordability crisis, with Sydney prices increasing by 13 per cent and Melbourne by 13.9 per cent, and

(ii) significant causes of these price increases include distortionary negative gearing and capital gains tax discount policies; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to significantly reform negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount to ensure housing is more affordable for first home buyers.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
28
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party200
Liberal Party016
Australian Greens70
National Party04
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party04
Liberal National Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal Democratic Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 28

No · 29

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