25 June 2018 · 9:17 PM · Division 14
Water Amendment Bill 2018
- Official title
- Water Amendment Bill 2018 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
Third reading agreed to
- Aye
- 38
- No
- 15
- Not recorded voting
- 23
“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 pass the bill in the Senate. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill a third time. Since it had already passed in the House of Representatives, it will now become law.
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 | 16 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 12 | 1 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 8 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 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 |
How each member voted
Aye · 38
- Catryna BilykTasmania · 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
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- Lucy GichuhiSA · Independent
- Steve MartinTasmania · Independent
- Tim StorerSA · Independent
- David LeyonhjelmNSW · Liberal Democrats
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- David BushbyTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Jim MolanNSW · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Linda ReynoldsWA · Liberal
No · 13
- 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
- Cory BernardiSA · Liberal
- Stirling GriffSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Rex PatrickSA · Nick Xenophon Team
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