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26 Feb 2020 · 4:15 PM · Division 8

Renewable Energy

Invest in renewables
Official title
Motions - Renewable Energy - Invest in renewables

Noes 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
36
Not recorded voting
6

“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 against a motion introduced by Tasmanian Senator Anne Urquhart (Labor), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that the Leader of the Liberal National Party in the Queensland Parliament, Mrs Deb Frecklington, has promised to require government-owned energy companies to invest in renewable energy generation;

(b) supports increased investment in renewable power as the cheapest and cleanest means of supplying our future energy needs; and

(c) calls on the Federal Liberal National Party to support further investment in renewables.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
34
No
36
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party026
Australian Labor Party220
Australian Greens90
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 34

No · 36

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