14 June 2017 · 4:26 PM · Division 9
Influence of Foreign Agents
- Official title
- Motions - Influence of Foreign Agents - Royal Commission
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
- 10
- No
- 42
- Not recorded voting
- 24
“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 Senator Cory Bernardi (SA), which means it failed.
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) notes reports, arising from a joint investigation by the ABC Four Corners program and Fairfax Media, broadcast on 5 June 2017 regarding the increasing influence of the People's Republic of China in Australia's political system and within academia; and
(b) calls on the Prime Minister to request His Excellency the Governor-General issue Letters Patent to establish a royal commission into the following:
(i) the influence of foreign agents in offering direct or indirect benefits to politicians, political parties, governments and academia with a view to influencing decisions or other actions by those recipients to be in accord with the view of foreign governments, including, but not limited to, the Chinese Communist Party, and
(ii) possible reforms to preserve the sovereignty, transparency and integrity of Australian democracy.
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Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing transparency of the China-Australia relationshipSupporters vote Aye
- Targeting foreign interference in AustraliaSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 1 | 12 |
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 11 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 9 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 4 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal National Party | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 2 | 0 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 10
- Nick XenophonSA · Independent
- Jacqui LambieTasmania · Jacqui Lambie Network
- David LeyonhjelmNSW · Liberal Democrats
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Stirling GriffSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Skye Kakoschke-MooreSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Brian BurstonNSW · One Nation
- Peter GeorgiouWA · One Nation
- Pauline HansonQueensland · One Nation
- Malcolm RobertsQueensland · One Nation
No · 42
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Scott LudlamWA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Chris KetterQueensland · Labor
- Kimberley KitchingVictoria · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Stephen ParryTasmania · Deputy Senate President
- Derryn HinchVictoria · Derryn Hinch's Justice
- Lucy GichuhiSA · Independent
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Christopher BackWA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
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