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11 Sept 2019 · 4:01 PM · Division 3

Murray-Darling Basin

Moratorium
Official title
Motions - Murray-Darling Basin - Moratorium

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
34
No
28
Not recorded voting
14

“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 clause (b) of a motion introduced by SA Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens), which means it succeeded. Motions like these don't make any legal changes on their own but are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) ...

(b) calls on the Federal Government to impose a moratorium on non-water users buying up water while the Murray-Darling Basin remains in crisis.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
34
No
28
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party122
Australian Labor Party190
Australian Greens90
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Nick Xenophon Team10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 34

No · 28

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