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18 June 2020 · 10:06 AM · Division 1

Senate Temporary Orders

Let a vote happenProcedural motion

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

Official title
Business - Senate Temporary Orders - Let a vote happen

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
11
No
51
Not recorded voting
14

“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 Queensland Senator Larissa Waters (Greens), which means it failed. The motion was to suspend the usual procedural rules of Parliament to let a vote happen, known as standing orders.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from moving a motion relating to the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to give precedence to a motion relating to general notice of motion No.705.

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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
11
No
51
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party024
Australian Labor Party019
Australian Greens80
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 11

No · 51

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