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9 Mar 2023 · 11:53 AM · Division 5

Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Report from Federation Chamber - Stop considering bill
Official title
Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023 - Report from Federation Chamber - Stop considering bill

Ayes 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
86
No
53
Not recorded voting
11

“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 in favour of a motion "that the amendment be disagreed to". The amendment (below) would have refused to give the bill a second reading, meaning that it would have been rejected and not considered any further.

Amendment text

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"whilst welcoming moves to establish a Pacific Engagement Visa, the House:

(1) declines to give the bill a second reading because:

(a) permanent residency and citizenship of Australia should not be decided by a lottery; and

(b) Australia's immigration system should be nation-building with a key focus on the economic contribution immigrants make to our country; and

(2) calls on the Government to develop a new approach to implement the Pacific Engagement Visa."

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
86
No
52
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party730
Liberal Party032
National Party011
Independent80
Liberal National Party08
Australian Greens40
Centre Alliance10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 86

No · 52

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