Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024

The majority voted against amendments (1) to (8) introduced by Wentworth MP Allegra Spender (Independent), which means they were unsuccessful.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 4, item 2, page 97 (after line 21), after the definition of Federal cap in section 302ALA, insert:

Independent House candidate means a candidate for election to the House of Representatives, for a Division, at any time while the candidate is not endorsed by a registered political party.

Independent House candidate Divisional cap means 150% of the Divisional cap.

(2) Schedule 4, item 2, page 97 (lines 23 to 25), omit “a candidate for election to the House of Representatives, for a Division, at any time while the candidate is not endorsed by a registered political party”, substitute “an Independent House candidate”.

(3) Schedule 4, item 2, page 98 (lines 1 to 3), omit the definition of Independent House of Representatives by-election cap in section 302ALA, substitute:

Independent House of Representatives by-election cap , for a by-election, means:

(a) for an Independent House candidate—120% of the Independent House candidate Divisional cap that applies on the 2 day the writ for the by-election is issued; or

(b) otherwise—120% of the Divisional cap that applies on the 2 day the writ for the by-election is issued.

(4) Schedule 4, item 2, page 98 (lines 4 and 5), omit the definition of Independent House of Representatives cap in section 302ALA, substitute:

Independent House of Representatives cap means:

(a) for an Independent House candidate—the Independent House candidate Divisional cap; or

(b) otherwise—the Divisional cap.

(5) Schedule 4, item 2, page 98 (before line 6), before the definition of Independent Senate candidate or Senator in section 302ALA, insert:

Independent Senate candidate means a candidate for election to the Senate, for a State or Territory, at any time while the candidate is not endorsed by a registered political party.

(6) Schedule 4, item 2, page 98 (lines 7 to 9), omit “a candidate for election to the Senate, for a State or Territory, at any time while the candidate is not endorsed by a registered political party”, substitute “an Independent Senate candidate”.

(7) Schedule 4, item 2, page 98 (after line 16), after the definition of Independent Senate candidate or Senator in section 302ALA, insert:

Independent Senate candidate Senate base amount means 150% of the Senate base amount.

(8) Schedule 4, item 2, page 98 (lines 19 and 20), omit paragraph (a) of the definition of Independent Senate cap in section 302ALA, substitute:

(a) multiplying whichever of the following applies by the number of Divisions in the State or Territory:

(i) for an Independent Senate candidate—the Independent Senate candidate Senate base amount;

(ii) otherwise—the Senate base amount; and