25 June 2018 · 8:36 PM · Division 12
Water Amendment Bill 2018
- Official title
- Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Second reading agreed to
- Aye
- 44
- No
- 14
- Not recorded voting
- 18
“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 to agree with the bill's main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time, which means they can now discuss it in greater detail.
What does this bill do?
The bill was introduced to:
enable the Commonwealth Water Minister to direct the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) to prepare an amendment to the Basin Plan 2012 (the Basin Plan) that is the same in effect as a Basin Plan amendment that has previously been disallowed, or taken to have been disallowed, by either House of Parliament.
Read more in the bills digest.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Increasing protection of Australia's fresh waterSupporters vote No
- Making more water from Murray-Darling Basin available to useSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 18 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 14 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 8 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 4 | 0 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 0 | 2 |
| Australian Democrats | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 0 |
| National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 44
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Doug CameronNSW · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Kristina KeneallyNSW · Labor
- Chris KetterQueensland · Labor
- Kimberley KitchingVictoria · Labor
- Gavin MarshallVictoria · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Claire MooreQueensland · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Lisa SinghTasmania · Labor
- David SmithBean · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- Lucy GichuhiSA · Independent
- Steve MartinTasmania · Independent
- Tim StorerSA · Independent
- David LeyonhjelmNSW · Liberal Democrats
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
No · 12
- 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
- Derryn HinchVictoria · Derryn Hinch's Justice
- Stirling GriffSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Rex PatrickSA · Nick Xenophon Team
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