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3 Sept 2020 · 4:49 PM · Division 21

Prime Minister

Don't let a vote happen
Official title
Motions - Prime Minister - Don't let a vote happen

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
42
No
34
Not recorded voting
75

“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 in favour of disagreeing with a motion introduced by MP for Watson Tony Burke (Labor), which means it failed. The motion was to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - to allow a vote to happen.

Motion text

That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Manager of Opposition Business from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:

(1) notes that:

(a) thanks to this Prime Minister, members opposite have voted more times to shut down debate than they have voted on legislation;

(b) if the government cuts short debate on the next bill to be announced, it will be the second time this week that the Prime Minister has shut down debate on a bill of critical importance; and

(c) this Prime Minister has a disdain for democratic debate; and

(2) invites the Prime Minister to remain in the chamber and make a statement on this matter.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
41
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party031
Liberal Party310
National Party70
Independent12
Liberal National Party20
Speaker01

How each member voted

Aye · 41

No · 34

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