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3 June 2010 · 2:33 PM · Division 6

Australian Mining Industry — Suspension of Standing Orders (re: Impact on jobs)

Procedural motion

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

Official title
Motions - Australian Mining Industry — Suspension of Standing Orders (re: Impact on jobs)

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
57
No
75
Not recorded voting
18

“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 in favour of a motion introduced by Independent MP Bob Katter, which means that it was rejected. The motion was:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Kennedy [Mr Katter] moving immediately the following motion: That the House immediately debate a matter of national importance, namely the continuing deterioration of the Australian mining industry demonstrated by the announcement by Xstrata that they will not be proceeding with Ernest Henry copper mine at Cloncurry nor the Wandoan Coal Project,(Read more about this announcement here.) costing Queensland 3,200 jobs in construction and over 1,000 permanent jobs thereafter.

Because this motion was unsuccessful, Mr Katter was not able to subsequently move his proposed motion.

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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
59
No
77
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party076
Liberal Party480
National Party80
Independent20
CWM01
Katter's Australian Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 59

No · 77

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