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7 Dec 2020 · 4:12 PM · Division 5

Energy

Oil and gas drilling
Official title
Motions - Energy - Oil and gas drilling

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
27
No
31
Not recorded voting
18

“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 Tasmanian Senator Peter Whish-Wilson (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) opposes oil or gas drilling off the coast of Sydney;

(b) notes that through Advent Energy's own admission on 29 December 2010, the exploratory well had failed to find gas;

(c) calls on the Government not to renew the Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 licence; and

(d) further notes the importance of Sydney's coastline and waterways to the ecosystem as well as tourism and investment.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
27
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party021
Australian Labor Party180
Australian Greens80
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network01

How each member voted

Aye · 27

No · 31

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