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16 June 2023 · 10:07 AM · Division 1

Rearrangement

Suspend the usual procedural rulesProcedural motion

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

Official title
Business - Rearrangement - Suspend the usual procedural rules

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
32
Not recorded voting
21

“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 by South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham (Liberal), which means it was unsuccessful. The motion was to suspend the usual procedural rules of parliament - known as standing orders - in order to allow another motion from being moved.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Birmingham moving a motion to provide for the consideration of a matter, namely a motion to provide that a motion relating to routine of business today be moved immediately and be determined without amendment or debate.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

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Aye
23
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Liberal Party180
Australian Greens09
Independent02
Liberal National Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
National Party10
Senate President01

How each member voted

Aye · 23

No · 32

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