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11 Sept 2019 · 12:27 PM · Division 3

Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2019 and another

Second Reading - University funding
Official title
Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2019 and another - Second Reading - University funding

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
60
No
78
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 an amendment to the usual second reading motion "that the bills be read a second time", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Since this vote was unsuccessful, the second reading motion will remain unchanged.

Amendment text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that the Government has damaged the quality of Australia's world-class higher education system, having cut billions from universities by effectively capping undergraduate places and slashing research funding".

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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
60
No
77
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party580
Liberal Party053
National Party014
Liberal National Party05
Independent13
Australian Greens10
Centre Alliance01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 60

No · 77

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