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6 Nov 2023 · 4:08 PM · Division 1

Consideration of Legislation

Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023Amendment

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

Official title
Business - Consideration of Legislation - Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023

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
25
No
31
Not recorded voting
19

“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 introduced by Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts (One Nation), which means it failed.

Motion text

That further consideration of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 be made an order of the day for the next day of sitting after the Chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council notifies the President in writing that the Council has, by unanimous resolution, approved the legislation.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
25
No
31
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party019
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens010
National Party40
Liberal National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Independent01
Jacqui Lambie Network01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 25

No · 31

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