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7 Sept 2023 · 11:54 AM · Division 5

Selection of Bills Committee

Report - Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023Amendment

A vote on changing the text of a bill or motion, not on passing it.

Official title
Committees - Selection of Bills Committee; Report - Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023

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
34
No
30
Not recorded voting
12

“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 an amendment that:

At the end of the motion, add: "and, in respect of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023, the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report on 8 November 2023."

This means that vote was successful and that the bill we be referred to the committee for an inquiry and report.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
34
No
30
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party210
Liberal Party020
Australian Greens90
National Party04
Liberal National Party02
Australia's Voice10
Country Liberal Party01
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Senate President10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 34

No · 30

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