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20 Aug 2024 · 4:24 PM · Division 2

Matters of Urgency

Termination of Pregnancy - "Failed abortions"
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Termination of Pregnancy - "Failed abortions"

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
18
No
32
Not recorded voting
26

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding. 4 voted differently from most of their party.

What was decided

The majority voted against a motion introduced by Victorian Senator Ralph Babet (UAP), which means it failed.

Motion text

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

The need for the Senate to recognise that at least one baby is born alive every 7 days following a failed abortion and left to die, and that Australia's health care system is enabling these inhumane deaths; and for the Senate to condemn this practice, noting that babies born alive as a result of a failed abortion deserve care.

Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
18
No
32
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party017
Liberal Party94
Australian Greens09
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party20
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent01
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 18

No · 32

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