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10 Dec 2020 · 9:36 AM · Division 1

Rearrangement

Speed things alongProcedural motion

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

Official title
Business - Rearrangement - 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
48
No
10
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 in favour of a motion "That the question be now put." In other words, they voted to speed things along and vote on the question without further 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
48
No
10
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party270
Australian Labor Party130
Australian Greens08
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
Nick Xenophon Team01
Senate President10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 48

No · 10

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