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16 May 2024 · 11:48 AM · Division 10

Parliamentary Procedure

Suspend the usual procedural rules
Official title
Motions - Parliamentary Procedure - Suspend the usual procedural rules

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
66
No
77
Not recorded voting
8

“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 to suspend the usual procedural rules of parliament, known as standing orders.

Motion text

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following motion being moved by the member for Fairfax forthwith:

That this House reaffirms the importance of a proper and comprehensive consideration by the House of Representatives of legislation dealing with matters of importance to Australians.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
65
No
77
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party077
Liberal Party330
National Party120
Independent100
Liberal National Party90
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 65

No · 77

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