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18 June 2020 · 1:05 PM · Division 15

Rearrangement

Speed things alongProcedural motion

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

Official title
Business - Rearrangement - Speed things along

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
30
No
8
Not recorded voting
38

“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 of senators voted in favour of speeding things along by voting on the question immediately. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to "put the question".

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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
30
No
8
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party220
Australian Greens08
Australian Labor Party30
National Party30
Deputy Senate President10
Liberal National Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 30

No · 8

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