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14 Feb 2018 · 4:01 PM · Division 6

Iraq War

Independent inquiry
Official title
Motions - Iraq War - Independent inquiry

Noes in the majority

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Aye
11
No
45
Not recorded voting
19

“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, which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that this week marks the fifteen-year anniversary of over 200 000 people marching in each of Melbourne and Sydney, and 600 000 nationwide, to protest Australia's involvement in the Iraq war; and

(b) supports an independent inquiry into:

(i) the decisions that led to Australia invading Iraq, and

(ii) the conduct of the Australian military operations in Iraq.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
11
No
45
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party014
Australian Greens80
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party03
Independent02
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Australian Democrats10
Country Liberal Party01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Liberal Democratic Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 11

No · 45

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