7 Dec 2020 · 3:39 PM · Division 2
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020
- Official title
- Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Second reading agreed to
- Aye
- 63
- No
- 58
- Not recorded voting
- 30
“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 a motion to agree with the main idea of the bill, which means that they can now discuss it in more detail. In parliamentary jargon, the majority voted to read the bill for a second time.
What is the bill's main idea?
The bill was introduced "to establish the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) as an ongoing program rather than a time-limited trial". The CDC program is controversial for many reasons, not least the limited evidence that it is benefiting the communities where it is currently in operation.
Read more about the program and what the bill does in the bills digest.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basisSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 51 |
| Liberal Party | 43 | 0 |
| National Party | 11 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 6 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 3 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 1 |
| Centre Alliance | 0 | 1 |
| Katter's Australian Party | 0 | 1 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 1 | 0 |
| Speaker | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 62
- Andrew GeeCalare · Independent
- Angie BellMoncrieff · LNP
- Garth HamiltonGroom · LNP
- Julian SimmondsRyan · LNP
- Phillip ThompsonHerbert · LNP
- Andrew WallaceFisher · LNP
- Terry YoungLongman · LNP
- John AlexanderBennelong · Liberal
- Katie AllenHiggins · Liberal
- Kevin AndrewsMenzies · Liberal
- Karen AndrewsMcPherson · Liberal
- Russell BroadbentMonash · Liberal
- Vince ConnellyStirling · Liberal
- Peter DuttonDickson · Liberal
- Warren EntschLeichhardt · Liberal
- Jason FalinskiMackellar · Liberal
- Paul FletcherBradfield · Liberal
- Nicolle FlintBoothby · Liberal
- Josh FrydenbergKooyong · Liberal
- Celia HammondCurtin · Liberal
- Andrew HastieCanning · Liberal
- Alex HawkeMitchell · Liberal
- Greg HuntFlinders · Liberal
- Andrew LamingBowman · Liberal
- Julian LeeserBerowra · Liberal
- Sussan LeyFarrer · Liberal
- Gladys LiuChisholm · Liberal
- Fiona MartinReid · Liberal
- Melissa McIntoshLindsay · Liberal
- Scott MorrisonCook · Liberal
No · 58
- Adam BandtMelbourne · Greens
- Anthony AlbaneseGrayndler · Labor
- Anne AlyCowan · Labor
- Sharon BirdCunningham · Labor
- Chris BowenMcMahon · Labor
- Tony BurkeWatson · Labor
- Linda BurneyBarton · Labor
- Josh BurnsMacnamara · Labor
- Mark ButlerHindmarsh · Labor
- Anthony ByrneHolt · Labor
- Jim ChalmersRankin · Labor
- Nick ChampionWakefield · Labor
- Lisa ChestersBendigo · Labor
- Jason ClareBlaxland · Labor
- Sharon ClaydonNewcastle · Labor
- Libby CokerCorangamite · Labor
- Julie CollinsFranklin · Labor
- Mark DreyfusIsaacs · Labor
- Justine ElliotRichmond · Labor
- Joel FitzgibbonHunter · Labor
- Mike FreelanderMacarthur · Labor
- Steve GeorganasAdelaide · Labor
- Andrew GilesScullin · Labor
- Julian HillBruce · Labor
- Stephen JonesWhitlam · Labor
- Peter KhalilWills · Labor
- Catherine KingBallarat · Labor
- Madeleine KingBrand · Labor
- Andrew LeighFenner · Labor
- Richard MarlesCorio · Labor
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction.