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16 Mar 2021 · 4:38 PM · Division 6

Attorney-General

Independent inquiry
Official title
Motions - Attorney-General - Independent inquiry

Tied vote

Aye
32
No
32
Not recorded voting
12

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.

What was decided

The same number of senators voted for and against a motion introduced by South Australian Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

(1) That the Senate—

(a) notes that allegations of rape have been made against the Attorney-General; and

(b) calls on the Prime Minister to establish an independent inquiry under his ministerial standards into whether the Attorney-General is fit to remain in that role.

(2) That this resolution be transmitted to the House of Representatives for its concurrence.

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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
32
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party023
Australian Labor Party190
Australian Greens80
National Party03
Liberal National Party02
Nick Xenophon Team20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President10

How each member voted

Aye · 32

No · 32

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