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5 Sept 2017 · 3:04 PM · Division 3

Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

Put the questionProcedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - 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
74
No
70
Not recorded voting
6

“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.

In other words, they voted to end debate and instead vote on the motion under discussion straight away.

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Policies this vote counts towards

How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
72
No
70
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party065
Liberal Party540
National Party140
Independent21
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance01
Katter's Australian Party01
Liberal National Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 72

No · 70

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