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4 Sept 2017 · 3:04 PM · Division 3

Deputy Prime Minister

Let a vote happen
Official title
Motions - Deputy Prime Minister - Let a vote happen

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
73
No
76
Not recorded voting
1

“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 introduced by Watson MP Tony Burke (Labor), which means it failed.

Motion text

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Watson from moving the following motion forthwith—

That the House calls on the Prime Minister to immediately stand aside the Deputy Prime Minister from Cabinet until his constitutional qualifications have been determined by the High Court.

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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
73
No
74
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party670
Liberal Party056
National Party014
Independent22
Australian Greens10
Centre Alliance10
Katter's Australian Party10
Liberal National Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01
Speaker10

How each member voted

Aye · 73

No · 74

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