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9 Dec 2020 · 5:25 PM · Division 13

Rearrangement

Let another vote happenProcedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business - Rearrangement - Let another 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
31
No
29
Not recorded voting
16

“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 introduced by South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham (Liberal) to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - in order to let another vote take place.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to provide that a motion relating to the consideration of legislation may be moved immediately and determined without amendment or debate.

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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
31
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party220
Australian Labor Party017
Australian Greens08
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Nick Xenophon Team11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 31

No · 29

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