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26 Sept 2022 · 5:42 PM · Division 3

Matters of Urgency

Housing - Nationwide rent freeze
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Housing - Nationwide rent freeze

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
11
No
33
Not recorded voting
32

“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 introduced by Tasmanian Senator Nick McKim (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

The need for a nationwide rent freeze, given the biggest annual rent increases in fourteen years and rents growing seven times faster than wages in our capital cities.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
11
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party119
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party07
Liberal National Party02
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
Australia's Voice01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
National Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 11

No · 33

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