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28 Feb 2013 · 3:36 PM · Division 6

Suspension of Standing Orders

Let a vote happenProcedural motion

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

Official title
Motions - Suspension of Standing 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
9
No
36
Not recorded voting
31

“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 to let a vote happen, which was introduced by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (SA).

In parliamentary jargon, they voted against suspending standing orders that would prevent a vote from happening.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Milne moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to give precedence to a motion relating to the vilification of refugees and asylum seekers.

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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
9
No
36
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party020
Liberal Party013
Australian Greens90
National Party02
Deputy Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 9

No · 36

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