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12 Nov 2018 · 4:57 PM · Division 13

Anti-Poverty Week

Increase Newstart & Youth Allowance
Official title
Motions - Anti-Poverty Week - Increase Newstart & Youth Allowance

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
13
No
33
Not recorded voting
30

“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 part of a motion introduced by Greens Senator Rachel Siewert (WA), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

[...]

(c) calls on the Federal Government to increase Newstart and Youth Allowance by $75 a week.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
13
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party016
Australian Greens90
Liberal Party09
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Country Liberal Party01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Independent10
Liberal Democratic Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 13

No · 32

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