7 Feb 2018 · 4:55 PM · Division 2
Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017
- Official title
- Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Main idea of the 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
- 76
- No
- 68
- Not recorded voting
- 5
“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 the main idea of the bill, which means our Members of Parliament (MPs) can now start discussing it in more detail.
In parliamentary jargon, this was a vote to read the bill for a second time.
Main idea of the bill
The bill was introduced to allow the minister to decide that something is a 'prohibited item' in relation to an immigration detention facility and increases the powers of authorised officers and assistants to search both facilities and people entering those facilities in order to find and seize those items.
Read more in the bills digest.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Greater control over items brought into immigration detention centresSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 63 |
| Liberal Party | 56 | 0 |
| National Party | 14 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 2 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 1 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 1 |
| Katter's Australian Party | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 1 | 0 |
| Speaker | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 75
- Julia BanksChisholm · Independent
- Andrew GeeCalare · Independent
- Bob KatterKennedy · Katter's Australian
- Andrew WallaceFisher · LNP
- John AlexanderBennelong · Liberal
- Kevin AndrewsMenzies · Liberal
- Karen AndrewsMcPherson · Liberal
- Julie BishopCurtin · Liberal
- Russell BroadbentMonash · Liberal
- Scott BuchholzWright · Liberal
- Steven CioboMoncrieff · Liberal
- David ColemanBanks · Liberal
- Chris CrewtherDunkley · Liberal
- Peter DuttonDickson · Liberal
- Warren EntschLeichhardt · Liberal
- Trevor EvansBrisbane · Liberal
- Jason FalinskiMackellar · Liberal
- Paul FletcherBradfield · Liberal
- Nicolle FlintBoothby · Liberal
- Josh FrydenbergKooyong · Liberal
- Ian GoodenoughMoore · Liberal
- Andrew HastieCanning · Liberal
- Alex HawkeMitchell · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Luke HowarthPetrie · Liberal
- Greg HuntFlinders · Liberal
- Steve IronsSwan · Liberal
- Michael KeenanStirling · Liberal
- Craig KellyHughes · Liberal
- Andrew LamingBowman · Liberal
No · 68
- Adam BandtMelbourne · Greens
- Anthony AlbaneseGrayndler · Labor
- Sharon BirdCunningham · Labor
- Chris BowenMcMahon · Labor
- Gai BrodtmannCanberra · Labor
- Tony BurkeWatson · Labor
- Linda BurneyBarton · Labor
- Mark ButlerHindmarsh · Labor
- Terri ButlerGriffith · Labor
- Anthony ByrneHolt · Labor
- Jim ChalmersRankin · Labor
- Nick ChampionWakefield · Labor
- Lisa ChestersBendigo · Labor
- Jason ClareBlaxland · Labor
- Sharon ClaydonNewcastle · Labor
- Julie CollinsFranklin · Labor
- Pat ConroyShortland · Labor
- Michael DanbyMelbourne Ports · Labor
- Justine ElliotRichmond · Labor
- Kate EllisAdelaide · Labor
- Joel FitzgibbonHunter · Labor
- Mike FreelanderMacarthur · Labor
- Steve GeorganasAdelaide · Labor
- Andrew GilesScullin · Labor
- Luke GoslingSolomon · Labor
- Tim HammondPerth · Labor
- Ross HartBass · Labor
- Chris HayesWerriwa · Labor
- Julian HillBruce · Labor
- Emma HusarLindsay · Labor
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