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10 Feb 2025 · 5:08 PM · Division 11

Matters of Urgency

Cost of Living - Criticising Labor
Official title
Matters of Urgency - Cost of Living - Criticising Labor

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
28
No
33
Not recorded voting
15

“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 introduced by West Australian Senator Dean Smith (Liberal), which means it failed.

Motion text

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

The latest Living Cost Index, which shows cost of living is up 19.4% since Labor came to power, confirms what Australians see every day, hardworking families and businesses are struggling under an Albanese Labor Government that has pursued the wrong priorities and made the wrong decisions, demonstrating that Australians can't afford three more years of Labor.

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
28
No
33
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party022
Liberal Party200
Australian Greens010
National Party40
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Liberal National Party10
Senate President01
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 28

No · 33

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