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16 Oct 2023 · 4:03 PM · Division 3

Parliamentary Standards

Lobbyists
Official title
Motions - Parliamentary Standards - Lobbyists

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
16
No
27
Not recorded voting
32

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding. 1 voted differently from most of their party.

What was decided

The majority voted against a motion introduced by ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent), which means it failed. There was one rebellion, with Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick (Liberal) voting 'Yes' against the rest of his party.

Motion text

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the current lobbying rules are ineffective, do not meet public expectations and should be reformed to:

(a) ensure all lobbyists are captured by a code of conduct;

(b) provide effective deterrents and penalties for lobbyists who break the rules; and

(c) allow Australians to know which lobbyists have been given sponsored passes to access the corridors of Parliament House.

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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
16
No
27
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party219
Australian Greens90
Liberal Party17
Independent20
Australia's Voice01
Jacqui Lambie Network10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 16

No · 27

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