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15 Dec 2022 · 4:06 PM · Division 5

Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill 2022

Second Reading - Refer to committee
Official title
Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Refer to committee

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
23
No
29
Not recorded voting
24

“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 an amendment. It would have added the words below to the usual second reading motion, which is "That this bill be now read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). It was introduced by West Australian Senator Michaelia Cash (Liberal).

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add ", and Schedule 1 of the bill be referred to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 February 2023".

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
23
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party020
Liberal Party140
Australian Greens06
National Party40
Liberal National Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 23

No · 29

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