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23 Mar 2020 · 7:07 PM · Division 5

Days and Hours of Meeting

No sitting days until 11 August 2020Procedural motion

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

Official title
Business - Days and Hours of Meeting - No sitting days until 11 August 2020

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
48
No
37
Not recorded voting
66

“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 the new program of sittings for 2020 that was developed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the new calendar, the federal parliament will not be sitting again until 11 August 2020.

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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
48
No
37
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party034
Liberal Party330
National Party80
Independent21
Liberal National Party30
Australian Greens01
Centre Alliance10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 48

No · 37

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