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11 Sept 2017 · 4:41 PM · Division 4

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017

Consideration in Detail - Agree to bill
Official title
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to bill

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
68
Not recorded voting
8

“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 agreed with the bill with its new amendments. This means that they'll now stop considering the bill in detail and now decide whether they want to pass it.

What does this bill do?

The main purpose of this bill is to:

  • create a single job seeker payment
  • establish a drug testing trial; and
  • remove existing exemptions for jobseekers experiencing drug or alcohol dependence.

Read more in the bills digest.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

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
68
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party063
Liberal Party540
National Party140
Independent22
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance01
Liberal National Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 72

No · 68

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