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4 July 2019 · 5:33 PM · Division 11

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019

Official title
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Government should increase Newstart & Youth Allowance

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
11
No
57
Not recorded voting
8

“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 WA Senator Rachel Siewert (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

At the end of the motion, add:

", but the Senate:

(a) notes that the bill does nothing to assist people receiving newstart allowance or youth allowance; and

(b) calls upon the Government to introduce legislation to amend the Social Security Act 1991 to increase the maximum single rates of newstart allowance and youth allowance by $150 per fortnight".

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
11
No
57
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party025
Australian Labor Party021
Australian Greens90
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 11

No · 57

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