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13 Oct 2011 · Division 5

Carbon Pricing

That the member no longer be heard
Official title
Matters of Public Importance - Carbon Pricing - That the member no longer be heard

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
68
No
70
Not recorded voting
12

“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding. 1 voted differently from most of their party.

What was decided

This division relates to the Policy For a carbon price.

The majority voted against a motion that Labor MP Ed Husic be no longer heard.

MP Husic was just beginning his contribution to a discussion on carbon pricing(You can read more about carbon pricing in Australia here. ) as a matter of public importance when Liberal MP Christopher Pyne moved the motion.(You can read the whole debate here.)

Following this division, the Speaker moved that the House be adjourned.

References

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.

Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
68
No
70
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party066
Liberal Party560
National Party111
Australian Greens01
CWM01
Country Liberal Party10
Independent01

How each member voted

Aye · 68

No · 70

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