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4 Dec 2018 · 5:05 PM · Division 12

Queensland: Abortion

Let a vote happen
Official title
Documents - Queensland: Abortion - 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
15
No
38
Not recorded voting
23

“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 to suspend the usual laws (known as standing orders) to let a vote happen, which means the vote won't happen.

Because the vote related to abortion, which is considered a matter of conscience, the Liberal Party held a free vote, which is when its members can vote either way depending on their own conscience.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

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
15
No
38
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party017
Liberal Party97
Australian Greens09
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party01
Independent01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 15

No · 38

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