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15 Nov 2023 · 6:04 PM · Division 8

Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023

in Committee - Schedule 5
Official title
Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 - in Committee - Schedule 5

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
30
No
27
Not recorded voting
18

“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 a motion "schedule 5 stand as amended." In other words, they voted to keep the amended schedule 5 in the bill. This vote was put after West Australian Senator [Dean Smith](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/dean_smith (Liberal) proposed that schedule 5 be opposed.

What is Schedule 5?

According to the bills digest:

Schedule 5 further limits the ability of companies to issue franked dividends by disallowing the use of franking credits on certain distributions that are funded by capital raising activities.

It was further amended by the Government.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
30
No
27
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party171
Liberal Party018
Australian Greens100
National Party03
Australia's Voice10
Deputy Senate President01
Independent10
Jacqui Lambie Network01
Liberal National Party01
Senate President10
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party01
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 30

No · 27

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