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28 Nov 2018 · 3:50 PM · Division 1

Climate Change

Carbon price
Official title
Motions - Climate Change - Carbon price

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
10
No
38
Not recorded voting
28

“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 introduced by Greens Senator Richard Di Natale, which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) the sharpest ever drop recorded in Australia's greenhouse pollution occurred during the two-year period of the carbon pricing mechanism, and

(ii) during the carbon price, inflation was contained, the economy grew by 4.7% as emissions dropped by 8.2%, compared to the two-year period before the carbon price; and

(b) supports the widely held position of economists, industry and environment groups that an economy-wide carbon price is the lowest cost, most effective way to reduce pollution and encourage investment in the industries of the future.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
10
No
38
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party014
Liberal Party014
Australian Greens90
Liberal National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Independent10
Liberal Democratic Party01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 10

No · 38

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