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2 Sept 2020 · 10:05 AM · Division 1

Consideration of Legislation

Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020Amendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020

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
22
No
25
Not recorded voting
28

“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 NSW Senator Mehreen Faruqi (Greens), which means it failed. The motion was to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - so that another vote could take place. Since it failed, that second vote won't happen.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Faruqi moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to give precedence to a motion relating to the consideration of the Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020.

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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
22
No
25
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party022
Australian Labor Party160
Australian Greens40
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Liberal National Party01
National Party01
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 22

No · 25

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