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25 Oct 2017 · 10:22 AM · Division 2

Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017

Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Official title
Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea

Second reading agreed to

Aye
76
No
67
Not recorded voting
7

“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 main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time.

This means that the House can now discuss the bill in more detail.

What does the bill do?

This bill is part of a package of bills introduced to fund the Commonwealth’s contribution to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It will increase the Medicare levy from 2 per cent to 2.5 per cent of a person’s taxable income. Read more in the bills digest.

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

Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
74
No
67
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party065
Liberal Party540
National Party140
Independent31
Katter's Australian Party10
Liberal National Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 74

No · 67

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