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5 Dec 2019 · 12:07 PM · Division 4

Rearrangement

Speed things alongProcedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business - Rearrangement - Speed things along

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
74
No
67
Not recorded voting
10

“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 a motion to speed things along by ending debate on a question and voting on it immediately. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to "put the question".

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Policies this vote counts towards

How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
73
No
67
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party061
Liberal Party530
National Party130
Liberal National Party50
Independent13
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 73

No · 67

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