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3 Dec 2018 · 1:46 PM · Division 2

Consideration of Legislation

Suspend the usual rulesProcedural motion

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

Official title
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual rules

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
34
No
33
Not recorded voting
9

“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 to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - in order to let another vote take place.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Cormann moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to provide that a motion relating to consideration of the bill 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
34
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party210
Australian Greens09
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
National Party30
Independent11
Nick Xenophon Team20
Country Liberal Party10
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Liberal Democratic Party10
Liberal National Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 34

No · 33

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