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25 Mar 2025 · 12:16 PM · Division 1

Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders

Standing Order 133(b)Procedural motion

A vote on how Parliament conducts its business, not on a law itself.

Official title
Business - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - Standing Order 133(b)

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
86
No
12
Not recorded voting
51

“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 standing order 133(b) (deferred divisions) be suspended for this sitting.

What is Standing Order 133(b)?

Standing Order 133 concerned deferred divisions. Paragraph b [PDF file size: 1257 KB] reads:

(b) On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, any division called for from 6.30 pm until the adjournment of the House shall be deferred until the first opportunity the next sitting day, except for a division called on a motion to suspend any standing or other order of the House moved by a Minister during this period or any division necessary to resolve the question on such a motion.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
86
No
12
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party760
Independent08
Liberal Party80
Australian Greens04
Liberal National Party20

How each member voted

Aye · 86

No · 12

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