5 Dec 2023 · 3:26 PM · Division 3
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
- 36
- No
- 9
- Not recorded voting
- 31
“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 motion be now put.
This has the effect of ending debate and instead voting on the matter straight away.
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Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
36
No
9
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 19 | 0 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 8 |
| Liberal Party | 8 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 |
| National Party | 2 | 0 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 2 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 |
| United Australia Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 36
- Fatima PaymanWA · Australia's Voice
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Don FarrellSA · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Penny WongSA · Labor
- David PocockACT · Independent
- James McGrathQueensland · LNP
- Wendy AskewTasmania · Liberal
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Michaelia CashWA · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
No · 9
- Penny Allman-PayneQueensland · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Barbara PocockSA · Greens
- David ShoebridgeNSW · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Lidia ThorpeVictoria · Independent
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