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23 Aug 2018 · 11:53 AM · Division 2

Motion

Adjournment - Speed things alongProcedural motion

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

Official title
Motion - Adjournment - Speed things along

Ayes 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
71
No
68
Not recorded voting
11

“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:

That the question be now put.

This means the question will be voted on immediately without further debate.

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Policies this vote counts towards

How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
70
No
68
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party063
Liberal Party520
National Party140
Independent22
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance01
Liberal National Party10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 70

No · 68

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