17 Nov 2023 · 3:14 PM · Division 12
Consideration of Legislation
Put the questionProcedural motion
A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.
- Official title
- Business - Consideration of Legislation - Put the question
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
- 29
- No
- 25
- Not recorded voting
- 21
“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:
That the question be now put.
This means that debate on the motion under discussion will end and the vote will instead take place right away.
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.
- Speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)Supporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
29
No
25
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 17 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 0 | 17 |
| Australian Greens | 10 | 0 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Liberal National Party | 0 | 2 |
| Australia's Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| United Australia Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 29
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Dorinda CoxWA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Penny WongSA · Labor
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
No · 25
- Slade BrockmanWA · Deputy Senate President
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Hollie HughesNSW · Liberal
- Kerrynne LiddleSA · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Gerard RennickQueensland · Liberal
- Linda ReynoldsWA · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Dean SmithWA · Liberal
- Ross CadellNSW · Nationals
- Perin DaveyNSW · Nationals
- Bridget McKenzieVictoria · Nationals
- Ralph BabetVictoria · United Australia
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