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14 Aug 2018 · 3:59 PM · Division 2

Paris Agreement

Withdraw
Official title
Motions - Paris Agreement - Withdraw

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
5
No
46
Not recorded voting
25

“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 to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate:

(a) notes that the United States of America has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement; and

(b) calls upon the Australian Government to also withdraw from the Agreement, and cease taking any steps towards enacting at law or by policy any steps towards the Agreement's targets.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
5
No
44
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party18
Australian Greens08
Independent03
Nick Xenophon Team02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australian Democrats01
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Liberal Democratic Party10
Liberal National Party01
National Party10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 5

No · 44

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