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10 Aug 2017 · 12:38 PM · Division 5

Asylum Seekers

Bring them to Australia
Official title
Motions - Asylum Seekers - Bring them to Australia

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
7
No
39
Not recorded voting
27

“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 to have the asylum seekers that sought asylum in Australia - and that are currently in Papua New Guinea and Nauru - brought to Australia. This means the motion failed.

Motion text

That the Senate agrees that Australia's detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru are not safe and that every person who has sought asylum in Australia, and is currently in Papua New Guinea or Nauru, must be evacuated to Australia immediately.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
7
No
39
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party013
Liberal Party013
Australian Greens70
National Party04
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party04
Country Liberal Party01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Independent01
Liberal Democratic Party01
Liberal National Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 7

No · 39

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