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4 July 2019 · 12:57 PM · Division 6

Mining

Support Carmichael Mine project
Official title
Motions - Mining - Support Carmichael Mine project

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
56
No
9
Not recorded voting
11

“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 introduced by Queensland Senator Susan McDonald (Nationals) also on behalf of Queensland Senators Amanda Stoker, James McGrath and Amanda Stoker, which means that it succeeded. Motions like these don't make any legal changes on their own, but are politically influential as they represent the will of the Senate.

Motion text

That the Senate supports the development of the Carmichael Mine project and the opening of the Galilee Basin.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
56
No
9
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party260
Australian Labor Party200
Australian Greens09
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 56

No · 9

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