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29 Mar 2023 · 9:36 AM · Division 1

Rearrangement

Let a vote happenProcedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business - Rearrangement - Let a vote happen

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
26
No
29
Not recorded voting
20

“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 to suspend the usual procedural rules of parliament - known as standing orders - in order to let another vote take place.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as to prevent Senator Birmingham moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to give precedence to a motion relating to the consideration of the Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
26
No
29
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Liberal Party170
Australian Labor Party016
Australian Greens010
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 · 26

No · 29

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