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21 Mar 2018 · 11:14 AM · Division 3

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017

in Committee - Agree with bill
Official title
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017 - in Committee - Agree with 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
31
No
29
Not recorded voting
16

“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 a motion that the bill, as amended, be agreed to subject to the requests for amendments that will be sent to the House of Representatives for their consideration.

What is the bill's main idea?

The bill was introduced to:

  • create a single job seeker payment
  • establish a drug testing trial and
  • remove existing exemptions for jobseekers experiencing drug or alcohol dependence.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
31
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party017
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens08
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Independent12
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team20
Australian Democrats01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Liberal Democratic Party10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 31

No · 29

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