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27 July 2022 · 7:12 PM · Division 1

Appointment of joint committees

Choose a different chair
Official title
Committees - Appointment of joint committees - Choose a different chair

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
13
No
37
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 Greens amendment to a Government motion to establish several joint committees (committees consisting of members from both the House and the Senate). Greens Senate leader Larissa Waters proposed to change the chair of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be a member of a minor party or an independent, instead of a Government senator. The intent of the proposal is to allow for the election of Western Australia Greens senator Jordon Steele-John, who is a member of the disability community, to chair that committee.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
13
No
37
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party220
Liberal Party011
Australian Greens90
National Party02
Australia's Voice01
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 13

No · 37

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