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20 Aug 2018 · 4:20 PM · Division 3

Suspension of Standing Orders

Procedural motion

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

Official title
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders

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
24
No
32
Not recorded voting
20

“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 suspend the usual rules so that a vote can happen. In parliamentary jargon:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the motion being moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.

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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
24
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party020
Liberal Party130
Australian Greens07
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Independent11
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team02
Australian Democrats01
Deputy Senate President10
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Liberal Democratic Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 24

No · 32

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