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21 Oct 2021 · 9:53 AM · Division 2

Rearrangement

Let a vote happenProcedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

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
23
No
26
Not recorded voting
26

“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 to suspend the usual procedural rules of parliament - known as standing orders - in order to let another vote take place. This means the motion failed. It was introduced by West Australian Senator Dorinda Cox (Greens).

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Cox moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely, a motion to provide that a motion in relation to opening of new gas fields and emission reductions may be moved immediately, determined without amendment and take precedence over all business for 30 minutes.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
23
No
26
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party020
Australian Labor Party160
Australian Greens50
Liberal National Party02
National Party02
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Senate President10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 23

No · 26

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