11 May 2021 · 5:06 PM · Division 4
Matters of Urgency
- Official title
- Matters of Urgency - Covid-19: Quarantine - Help Australians in India
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
- 28
- No
- 22
- Not recorded voting
- 26
“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding. 1 voted differently from most of their party.
What was decided
The majority voted in favour of an urgency motion introduced by NSW Senator Kristina Keneally, which means it passed. Motions like these don’t make any legal changes on their own, but they can be politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.
Queensland Senators Gerard Rennick and Matthew Canavan both crossed the floor to vote 'Yes' while the rest of the Coalition voted 'No'.
Motion text
That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:
Helping Aussies in India return, not jailing them; and fixing our quarantine system rather than leaving our fellow Australians stranded.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
- Assisting Australians trying to return from overseasSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 1 | 16 |
| Australian Labor Party | 15 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 8 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 1 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 28
- 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
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Patrick DodsonWA · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Kristina KeneallyNSW · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Lidia ThorpeVictoria · Independent
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- Gerard RennickQueensland · Liberal
- Rex PatrickSA · Nick Xenophon Team
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
No · 22
- Sam McMahonNT · CLP
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Hollie HughesNSW · Liberal
- Linda ReynoldsWA · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
- Zed SeseljaACT · Liberal
- Ben SmallForrest · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Amanda StokerQueensland · Liberal
- David VanVictoria · Liberal
- Perin DaveyNSW · Nationals
- Susan McDonaldQueensland · Nationals
- Bridget McKenzieVictoria · Nationals
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