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6 Mar 2023 · 5:16 PM · Division 8

Matters of Urgency

Superannuation: Taxation - Condemn
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Superannuation: Taxation - Condemn

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
24
No
29
Not recorded voting
22

“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 urgency motion introduced by Queensland Senator James McGrath (LNP) at the request of Victorian Senator Jane Hume (Liberal)

Motion text

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

The need for Prime Minister Albanese to not break his promise to Australians when he said on 2 May 2022, "we've said we have no intention on making any super changes", by committing to not hitting Australians with more taxes on their super, and to rule out any new taxes on the family home, negatively geared assets, trusts and retirees' incomes.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
24
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party017
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens010
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 24

No · 29

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