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3 Dec 2019 · 4:24 PM · Division 4

Schools

Drought
Official title
Motions - Schools - Drought

Tied vote

Aye
32
No
32
Not recorded voting
12

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

The same amount of senators voted for and against a motion, which means it failed. It was introduced by NSW Senator Mehreen Faruqi (Greens).

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) the Federal Government has announced $10 million in Special Circumstances Funding to drought affected schools, but has specifically excluded public schools from receiving this funding, and

(ii) more than 80% of students in rural and remote areas are enrolled in public schools and they are also deeply impacted by the drought; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to establish a fund for government schools facing hardship as a result of ongoing drought conditions.

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Votes by party

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Aye
32
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party024
Australian Labor Party190
Australian Greens90
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 32

No · 32

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