1 Sept 2021 · 12:01 PM · Division 3
Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021
in Committee - Substantive gender equality
- Official title
- Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 - in Committee - Substantive gender equality
Tied vote
- Aye
- 12
- No
- 12
- Not recorded voting
- 51
“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 an amendment introduced by Queensland Senator Larissa Waters (Greens), which means it failed.
Amendment text
(1) Schedule 1, item 31, page 8 (lines 6 and 7), omit "to achieve, so far as practicable, equality of opportunity between men and women", substitute "to achieve substantive gender equality".
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Policies this vote counts towards
How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.
- Increasing workplace protections for womenSupporters vote Aye
Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
12
No
12
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 0 | 11 |
| Australian Labor Party | 9 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 12
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Kristina KeneallyNSW · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
No · 12
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Hollie HughesNSW · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Marise PayneNSW · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Zed SeseljaACT · Liberal
- Ben SmallForrest · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Amanda StokerQueensland · Liberal
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