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16 Feb 2017 · 6:18 PM · Division 9

Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

in Committee - Former PMs and the gold pass
Official title
Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 - in Committee - Former PMs and the gold pass

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
37
No
12
Not recorded voting
25

“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 to keep item 11 of schedule 1 unchanged after Australian Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon (NSW) moved that it should be rejected.

What was item 11?

Item 11 states that the Life Gold Pass, a post-retirement travel entitlement, will be closed to new members except for former prime ministers.

Wording of item 11

11 Before subsection 4A(1)

Insert:

(1A) Nothing in this section prevents a former member who has been the Prime Minister from becoming a holder of a Parliamentary Retirement Travel Entitlement.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
37
No
12
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party170
Liberal Party121
Australian Greens08
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party03
National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team20
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Independent10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 37

No · 12

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