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5 Dec 2019 · 3:12 PM · Division 14

Consideration of Legislation

Speed things alongProcedural motion

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

Official title
Business - Consideration of Legislation - 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
44
No
13
Not recorded voting
19

“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 introduced by WA Senator Mathias Cormann (Liberal) to speed things along by voting on the question immediately. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "to put the question".

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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
44
No
13
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party260
Australian Labor Party130
Australian Greens09
National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 44

No · 13

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