12 Feb 2018 · 1:51 PM · Division 1
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017
Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- Official title
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Second reading agreed to
- Aye
- 35
- No
- 29
- Not recorded voting
- 10
“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 that the Senate can now discuss it in more detail. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time.
Main idea of the bill
The bill was introduced to:
remove certain restrictions on the cashless debit card trial and thereby allow the extension of trial arrangements in current sites and to further sites.
Read more about this trial 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.
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trialSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
35
No
29
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 20 |
| Liberal Party | 19 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 8 |
| National Party | 3 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 3 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 2 | 0 |
| Australian Democrats | 0 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 35
- Nigel ScullionNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- Derryn HinchVictoria · Derryn Hinch's Justice
- Lucy GichuhiSA · Independent
- Steve MartinTasmania · Independent
- David LeyonhjelmNSW · Liberal Democrats
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Mitch FifieldVictoria · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Ian MacdonaldQueensland · Liberal
- Jim MolanNSW · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Linda ReynoldsWA · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
- Zed SeseljaACT · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Bridget McKenzieVictoria · Nationals
- Barry O'SullivanQueensland · Nationals
- John WilliamsNSW · Nationals
No · 29
- Andrew BartlettQueensland · Democrats
- Richard Di NataleVictoria · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Lee RhiannonNSW · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Jacinta CollinsVictoria · Labor
- Patrick DodsonWA · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Chris KetterQueensland · Labor
- Kimberley KitchingVictoria · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
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