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5 Feb 2025 · 6:19 PM · Division 12

Matters of Urgency

Official title
Matters of Urgency - Central Australia: Crime and Community Safety - Criticism of Government

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
27
No
30
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 against a motion:

Pursuant to standing order 75, I give notice that today I propose to move "That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

The Albanese Government's failure to address Central Australia's crime and community safety crisis, and their failure to partner with the Northern Territory Government to deliver practical solutions."

This motion was introduced by Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (Country Liberal Party).

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
27
No
30
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party019
Liberal Party180
Australian Greens010
National Party30
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 27

No · 30

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