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18 Oct 2023 · 11:09 AM · Division 5

Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and another

Second Reading - Against the lottery
Official title
Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and another - Second Reading - Against the lottery

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
28
No
33
Not recorded voting
14

“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 an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. The amendment was introduced by Victorian Senator James Paterson (Liberal).

Amendment text

Omit all words after "That", substitute ", whilst welcoming moves to establish a Pacific Engagement Visa, the bills be withdrawn and the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) permanent residency and citizenship of Australia should not be decided by a lottery,

(ii) Australia's immigration system should be nation-building with a key focus on the economic contribution immigrants make to our country; and

(b) calls on the Government to develop a new approach to implement the Pacific Engagement Visa".

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
28
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party020
Liberal Party190
Australian Greens010
National Party40
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Australia's Voice01
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 28

No · 33

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