27 Feb 2020 · 9:46 AM · Division 3
Prime Minister
Put the question
- Official title
- Motions - Prime Minister - Put the question
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
- 75
- No
- 71
- Not recorded voting
- 5
“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 'put the question', which is parliamentary jargon for ending debate and voting on the question immediately.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)Supporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
74
No
71
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 65 |
| Liberal Party | 53 | 0 |
| National Party | 14 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 5 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 3 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 1 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 1 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 1 | 0 |
| Speaker | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 74
- Andrew GeeCalare · Independent
- Angie BellMoncrieff · LNP
- Julian SimmondsRyan · LNP
- Phillip ThompsonHerbert · LNP
- Andrew WallaceFisher · LNP
- Terry YoungLongman · LNP
- John AlexanderBennelong · Liberal
- Katie AllenHiggins · Liberal
- Kevin AndrewsMenzies · Liberal
- Karen AndrewsMcPherson · Liberal
- Bridget ArcherBass · Liberal
- Russell BroadbentMonash · Liberal
- Scott BuchholzWright · Liberal
- Vince ConnellyStirling · Liberal
- Peter DuttonDickson · Liberal
- Warren EntschLeichhardt · Liberal
- Trevor EvansBrisbane · Liberal
- Jason FalinskiMackellar · Liberal
- Paul FletcherBradfield · Liberal
- Nicolle FlintBoothby · Liberal
- Josh FrydenbergKooyong · Liberal
- Ian GoodenoughMoore · Liberal
- Celia HammondCurtin · Liberal
- Andrew HastieCanning · Liberal
- Alex HawkeMitchell · Liberal
- Luke HowarthPetrie · Liberal
- Greg HuntFlinders · Liberal
- Steve IronsSwan · Liberal
- Craig KellyHughes · Liberal
- Andrew LamingBowman · Liberal
No · 71
- Adam BandtMelbourne · Greens
- Anthony AlbaneseGrayndler · Labor
- Anne AlyCowan · Labor
- Sharon BirdCunningham · Labor
- Chris BowenMcMahon · Labor
- Tony BurkeWatson · Labor
- Linda BurneyBarton · Labor
- Josh BurnsMacnamara · Labor
- Mark ButlerHindmarsh · Labor
- Terri ButlerGriffith · Labor
- Anthony ByrneHolt · Labor
- Jim ChalmersRankin · Labor
- Nick ChampionWakefield · Labor
- Jason ClareBlaxland · Labor
- Sharon ClaydonNewcastle · Labor
- Libby CokerCorangamite · Labor
- Julie CollinsFranklin · Labor
- Pat ConroyShortland · Labor
- Mark DreyfusIsaacs · Labor
- Justine ElliotRichmond · Labor
- Joel FitzgibbonHunter · Labor
- Mike FreelanderMacarthur · Labor
- Steve GeorganasAdelaide · Labor
- Andrew GilesScullin · Labor
- Patrick GormanPerth · Labor
- Luke GoslingSolomon · Labor
- Chris HayesWerriwa · Labor
- Julian HillBruce · Labor
- Ed HusicChifley · Labor
- Stephen JonesWhitlam · Labor
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