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8 Oct 2024 · 4:19 PM · Division 2

Matters of Urgency

Climate Change - Three new coal mines
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Climate Change - Three new coal mines

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
12
No
26
Not recorded voting
38

“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 South Australian Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens) on behalf of Tasmanian Senator Nick McKim (Greens), which means it failed.

Motion text

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

The Albanese Government is fuelling the climate and extinction crises by approving three coal mines that will destroy hundreds of hectares of threatened species habitat and lock in 1.4 billion tonnes of climate pollution out until the 2060s.

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Policies this vote counts towards

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
12
No
26
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party117
Australian Greens90
Liberal Party06
Independent20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party02
United Australia Party01

How each member voted

Aye · 12

No · 26

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