22 Aug 2024 · 10:04 AM · Division 1
Covid-19 Response Commission of Inquiry Bill 2024
Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- Official title
- Covid-19 Response Commission of Inquiry Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Second reading defeated
- Aye
- 10
- No
- 26
- Not recorded voting
- 40
“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 read the bill a second time. In other words, they voted against agreeing with the main idea of the bill.
What is the bill's main idea?
The purpose of the bill was to "establish a commission of inquiry into Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic."
Summary written by They Vote For You contributors. Read it with the debate
Policies this vote counts towards
How They Vote For You uses this vote when scoring members against each policy.
- An inquiry into Australia's COVID responseSupporters vote Aye · counts strongly
Votes by party
Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
10
No
26
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 22 |
| Liberal Party | 4 | 3 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 2 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal National Party | 1 | 0 |
| National Party | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia Party | 1 | 0 |
How each member voted
Aye · 10
- David PocockACT · Independent
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- Gerard RennickQueensland · Liberal
- Ross CadellNSW · Nationals
- Pauline HansonQueensland · One Nation
- Malcolm RobertsQueensland · One Nation
- Ralph BabetVictoria · United Australia
No · 26
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Catryna BilykTasmania · Labor
- Carol BrownTasmania · Labor
- Anthony ChisholmQueensland · Labor
- Raff CicconeVictoria · Labor
- Lisa DarmaninVictoria · Labor
- Varun GhoshWA · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Karen GroganSA · Labor
- Jenny McAllisterNSW · Labor
- Malarndirri McCarthyNT · Labor
- Deborah O'NeillNSW · Labor
- Helen PolleyTasmania · Labor
- Louise PrattWA · Labor
- Tony SheldonNSW · Labor
- Marielle SmithSA · Labor
- Glenn SterleWA · Labor
- Jana StewartVictoria · Labor
- Tammy TyrrellTasmania · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Murray WattQueensland · Labor
- Simon BirminghamSA · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Sue LinesWA · Senate President
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