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24 July 2025 · 11:56 AM · Division 4

Members of Parliament: Staffing

Adequate
Official title
Motions - Members of Parliament: Staffing - Adequate

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
29
No
34
Not recorded voting
13

“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 Fatima Payman (Australia's Voice).

Motion text

That the following matter be referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report by 27 October 2025:

Sections 4 and 12 of the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984, with particular reference to:

(a) the appropriateness of amending those sections to either remove or place conditions on the ability of the Prime Minister to determine the number of personal employees allocated to parliamentarians, for the purpose of ensuring that all parliamentarians are adequately resourced to represent their electors; and

(b) any other related matters.

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Votes by party

Both bars use the same scale: number of members.
Aye
29
No
34
Votes by party as a table
PartyAyeNo
Australian Labor Party023
Liberal Party160
Australian Greens010
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party40
Liberal National Party20
National Party20
Australia's Voice10
Country Liberal Party10
Deputy Senate President10
Independent10
Senate President01
United Australia Party10

How each member voted

Aye · 29

No · 34

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