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11 Sept 2019 · 3:58 PM · Division 2

Murray-Darling Basin

Crisis
Official title
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Crisis

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
10
No
45
Not recorded voting
21

“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 clause (a) of a motion introduced by SA Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) the Murray-Darling Basin is in crisis,

(ii) the Murray-Darling Basin is being exploited by water barons and big corporate irrigators who are pushing up the price of water and squeezing family farms out of the water market, and

(iii) urgent and immediate action is required to prevent more mass native-fish deaths, and more devastation for family farms, river communities and the environment; and

(b) ...

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
10
No
45
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party020
Australian Labor Party017
Australian Greens90
National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal National Party01
Nick Xenophon Team10

How each member voted

Aye · 10

No · 45

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