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16 Feb 2017 · 5:48 PM · Division 8

Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

in Committee - Get rid of gold pass
Official title
Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Get rid of gold pass

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
14
No
31
Not recorded voting
29

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding. 1 voted differently from most of their party.

What was decided

The majority voted against amendments introduced by Australian Greens Lee Rhiannon (NSW), which means it was unsuccessful.

There was one rebel voter: Liberal Party Senator Ian Macdonald (Qld). He voted Yes against the majority of the Liberal Party, alongside former Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi (SA), who now belongs to the Australian Conservatives Party.

What were the amendments?

The purpose of the amendments was to completely get rid of the gold pass, a post-retirement travel benefit. For example, "[f]rom 1 July 2012, a Life Gold Pass holder is entitled, in a financial year, to a maximum of 10 domestic return trips".

Amendment text

See OpenAustralia for the motion text.

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

Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
14
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party210
Australian Labor Party010
Australian Greens80
National Party04
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party30
Nick Xenophon Team02
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal Democratic Party10
Liberal National Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 14

No · 31

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