22 Nov 2021 · 11:14 AM · Division 1
Covid-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021
- Official title
- Covid-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Second reading defeated
- Aye
- 5
- No
- 44
- Not recorded voting
- 26
“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding. 3 voted differently from most of their party.
What was decided
The majority voted against agreeing with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted against reading the bill for a second time. This means that the bill has been rejected and will not be considered any further.
What is the bill's main idea?
According to the bill homepage, the bill's purpose is to:
Prohibit discrimination based on a person’s COVID-19 vaccination status by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, statutory authorities, local governments, and private enterprises.
Rebels
Several members of the Coalition rebelled during this vote, with three Liberal Party senators, one Liberal National Party senator and one Country Liberal Party senator. This means those senators crossed the floor to vote against the rest of the Coalition.
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Policies this vote counts towards
- Treating COVID vaccine status as a protected attributeSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 3 | 17 |
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 14 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 5 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 5
- Sam McMahonNT · CLP
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Gerard RennickQueensland · Liberal
No · 44
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Penny WongSA · Labor
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- Lidia ThorpeVictoria · Independent
- Jacqui LambieTasmania · Jacqui Lambie Network
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
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