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17 Oct 2018 · 4:23 PM · Division 15

Suspension of Standing Orders

Let a vote happenProcedural motion

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

Official title
Motions - Suspension of Standing Orders - Let a vote happen

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
2
No
36
Not recorded voting
38

“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 letting Senator Fraser Anning introduce a motion about Jerusalem being Israel's capital.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from moving a motion that general business notice of motion no. 1141 may be 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
2
No
36
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party012
Australian Labor Party09
Australian Greens07
Independent02
National Party02
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Liberal Democratic Party10
Liberal National Party01
Nick Xenophon Team01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 2

No · 36

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