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6 Feb 2020 · 12:27 PM · Division 6

Citizenship

Loyalty pledge in schools
Official title
Motions - Citizenship - Loyalty pledge in schools

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
51
No
9
Not recorded voting
16

“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 Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz (Lib), which means it passed. These motions don't change the law alone, but are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes the Australian citizenship pledge, which in part reads as follows:

I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people, whose democratic beliefs I share, whose rights and liberties I respect, and whose laws I will uphold and obey; and

(b) calls on all schools to consider having the citizenship pledge recited by students on appropriate occasions.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
51
No
9
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party240
Australian Labor Party160
Australian Greens09
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 51

No · 9

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