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10 Aug 2021 · 5:10 PM · Division 9

Matters of Urgency

Climate Change - Emergency ation needed
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - Emergency ation needed

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
16
No
17
Not recorded voting
43

“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 WA Senator Rachel Siewert (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

The world is rapidly warming and, unless emergency action is taken, could reach 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures within the next decade, putting Australians at risk of more frequent and more intense heatwaves, fires, droughts and floods.

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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
16
No
17
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party012
Australian Labor Party90
Australian Greens50
National Party02
Country Liberal Party01
Liberal National Party01
Nick Xenophon Team10
Senate President10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 16

No · 17

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