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26 Aug 2020 · 11:24 AM · Division 2

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Improving Assistance for Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Families) Bill 2020

Second Reading - Put the question
Official title
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Improving Assistance for Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Families) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Put the question

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
23
No
27
Not recorded voting
25

“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 "That the question be put." This is parliamentary jargon for voting on the question straight away rather than continuing to debate it.

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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
23
No
27
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party021
Australian Labor Party170
Australian Greens40
Nick Xenophon Team02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party01
National Party01
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 23

No · 27

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