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14 Feb 2019 · 12:44 PM · Division 11

Queensland Nickel

Suspend usual rules
Official title
Motions - Queensland Nickel - Suspend usual rules

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
17
No
45
Not recorded voting
13

“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 procedural rules (known as standing orders) so that Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson (One Nation) can introduce her motion on Queensland Nickel, which means Senator Hanson won't be able to do so.

In parliamentary jargon, they voted against the following motion:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the motion being moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
17
No
45
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party019
Liberal Party017
Australian Greens90
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party31
Independent11
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party10
Liberal Democratic Party10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 17

No · 45

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