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25 Oct 2022 · 5:21 PM · Division 6

Matters of Urgency

Official title
Matters of Urgency - Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Signal intent to sign & ratify

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
14
No
32
Not recorded voting
30

“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 at the request of Senator Nick McKim, which means it failed.

Motion text

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

That the government should instruct Australia's representatives at the United Nations to vote in the affirmative during the upcoming UN First Committee vote on the Treaty on the Total Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and signal the government's intent to sign and ratify the treaty.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
14
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party119
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party06
Independent20
Australia's Voice01
Deputy Senate President01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal National Party01
National Party01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 14

No · 32

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