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22 Mar 2017 · 5:05 PM · Division 9

Energy

Transition plan for coal workers
Official title
Motions - Energy - Transition plan for coal workers

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
31
No
29
Not recorded voting
15

“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 introduce a transition plan for coal workers, which was introduced by Greens Party Leader Senator Richard Di Natale. These motions have no legal force, but represent the will of the Senate.

Motions

That the Senate—

(a) notes that the Government has had no choice but to walk away from funding coal-fired power stations as they now look to invest in storage technologies to support the unstoppable potential of clean energy;

(b) acknowledges that thermal coal is in structural decline and has no long-term future in Australia; and

(c) urges the Government to implement a just transition plan for the benefit of coal workers, before it is too late.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
31
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party190
Liberal Party018
Australian Greens80
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party03
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Independent10
Liberal Democratic Party01
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 31

No · 29

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