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20 June 2018 · 4:37 PM · Division 10

Consideration of Legislation

Suspend the procedural rulesProcedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the procedural rules

Noes 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
37
Not recorded voting
8

“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 suspension motion introduced by South Australian Senator Penny Wong (Labor), which means it failed. The motion would have amended the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - in order to let Senator Wong make a statement.

Motion text

That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from making a statement.

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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
35
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party220
Liberal Party019
Australian Greens80
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party04
Independent12
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team02
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Liberal Democratic Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 31

No · 35

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