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2 Feb 2021 · 4:10 PM · Division 1

Coal-Fired Power Stations

Build in the Hunter
Official title
Motions - Coal-Fired Power Stations - Build in the Hunter

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
2
No
45
Not recorded voting
29

“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 Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts (One Nation Party), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes the Hunter Valley has the best thermal coal in the world; and

(b) calls on the Morrison Government to build a coal fired power station in the Hunter.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
2
No
45
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party026
Australian Greens08
National Party03
Australian Labor Party02
Nick Xenophon Team02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Independent01
Liberal National Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 2

No · 45

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