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12 Sept 2023 · 12:31 PM · Division 4

Consideration of Legislation

Suspend the usual rulesProcedural motion

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

Official title
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Suspend the usual 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
26
No
33
Not recorded voting
17

“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 moved by South Australian Senator Anne Ruston (Liberal):

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent me from making a statement.

Standing orders are the usual procedural rules of parliament.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
26
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party021
Liberal Party170
Australian Greens09
National Party30
Liberal National Party20
Australia's Voice01
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 26

No · 33

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