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4 Sept 2023 · 4:52 PM · Division 3

Matters of Urgency

Climate Change - New coal mines
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - New coal mines

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
11
No
24
Not recorded voting
41

“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:

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

That the government has already approved five new coal projects this year despite the International Energy Agency's warning that we must immediately stop approving new coal projects if we are to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
11
No
24
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party018
Australian Greens100
Liberal Party02
Australia's Voice01
Independent10
Liberal National Party01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 11

No · 24

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