8 Dec 2020 · 1:11 PM · Division 4
Consideration of Legislation
Speed things alongProcedural motion
A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.
- Official title
- Business - Consideration of Legislation - Speed things along
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
- 32
- No
- 29
- Not recorded voting
- 15
“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:
The question is that the question be now put.
This means that the debate on the question will end and that it will now be voted on.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)Supporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
32
No
29
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 24 | 0 |
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 19 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 8 |
| National Party | 3 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 2 | 0 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 32
- Sam McMahonNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
- Jim MolanNSW · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Marise PayneNSW · Liberal
- Gerard RennickQueensland · Liberal
- Linda ReynoldsWA · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Zed SeseljaACT · Liberal
- Ben SmallForrest · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Perin DaveyNSW · Nationals
- Susan McDonaldQueensland · Nationals
- Bridget McKenzieVictoria · Nationals
No · 29
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Patrick DodsonWA · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Alex GallacherSA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Penny WongSA · Labor
- Lidia ThorpeVictoria · Independent
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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