Recognising local government in the Constitution
People who support this policy believe that local government should be recognised in the Australian Constitution.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the House of Representatives whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
19 members
Nationals
2 members
Liberal
2 members
Katter's Australian
1 member
Independent
1 member
One Nation
1 member
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Katter's Australian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 26 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Burke (Watson) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jason Clare (Blaxland) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Julie Collins (Franklin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Justine Elliot (Richmond) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Catherine King (Ballarat) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Richard Marles (Corio) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Shayne Neumann (Blair) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Tony Zappia (Makin) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Darren Chester (Gippsland) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michael McCormack (Riverina) | Nationals | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Ed Husic (Chifley) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Michelle Rowland (Greenway) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Chris Bowen (McMahon) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Scott Buchholz (Wright) | Liberal | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Leigh (Fenner) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Bob Katter (Kennedy) | Katter's Australian | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Steve Georganas (Adelaide) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mark Butler (Hindmarsh) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Andrew Wilkie (Clark) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Barnaby Joyce (New England) | One Nation | Voted almost always for | 91% |
| Alex Hawke (Mitchell) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 24 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 24 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 5 June 2013 · HousePolicy: Aye (strong)Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 - Third Reading - Pass the bill
- 7 Sept 2006 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Local Government in Australia - Referendum