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29 May 2008 · 1:30 PM · Division 5

Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008

Second Reading - Put the question
Official title
Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill 2008 - Second Reading - Put the question

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
69
No
52
Not recorded voting
28

“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 "That the question be now put." The motion was introduced by Labor MP Anthony Albanese. The question was whether to read the bill for a second time,(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through before becoming law here. ) which was subsequently put.(See that division here. )

Background to the bill

The bill was introduced to increase the Medicare levy surcharge threshold to $100,000 for individuals and to $150,000 for families.(Read more about the bill in its bills digest (73.8 KB).)

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
71
No
54
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party700
Liberal Party047
National Party07
CWM10

How each member voted

Aye · 71

No · 54

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