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Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

People who support this policy believe that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to suspend standing and sessional orders (that is, the procedural rules of Parliament) so that their colleagues can introduce motions for Parliament to vote on even when the the procedural rules would prevent them from doing so.

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How each party's members voted

House of RepresentativesSenate

Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate 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
29 members
Liberal
19 members
Greens
9 members
One Nation
4 members
Nationals
3 members
Independent
2 members
LNP
2 members
CLP
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Australia's Voice
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
PartyConsistently againstAlmost always againstGenerally againstMixtureGenerally forAlmost always forConsistently forNot enough votesMembers in bar
Labor51419000029
Liberal00116200019
Greens000540009
One Nation000220004
Nationals000300003
Independent000110002
LNP000200002
CLP000100001
Senate President000100001
Australia's Voice000100001
Jacqui Lambie Network000100001
United Australia000100001
Deputy Senate President000100001
All 74 members, by agreement
MemberPartyPositionAgreement
Sarah Hanson-Young (SA)GreensVoted generally for66%
Nick McKim (Tasmania)GreensVoted generally for66%
Larissa Waters (Queensland)GreensVoted generally for65%
Lidia Thorpe (Victoria)IndependentVoted generally for65%
Mehreen Faruqi (NSW)GreensVoted generally for64%
Jessica Collins (NSW)LiberalVoted generally for64%
Tyron Whitten (WA)One NationVoted generally for64%
Sean Bell (NSW)One NationVoted generally for64%
David Shoebridge (NSW)GreensVoted a mixture of for and against60%
Leah Blyth (SA)LiberalVoted generally for60%
Jordon Steele-John (WA)GreensVoted a mixture of for and against59%
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT)CLPVoted a mixture of for and against59%
Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria)GreensVoted a mixture of for and against59%
Alex Antic (SA)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against57%
Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland)GreensVoted a mixture of for and against57%
Barbara Pocock (SA)GreensVoted a mixture of for and against57%
Pauline Hanson (Queensland)One NationVoted a mixture of for and against56%
Susan McDonald (Queensland)NationalsVoted a mixture of for and against56%
Kerrynne Liddle (SA)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against56%
Andrew Bragg (NSW)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against55%
Maria Kovacic (NSW)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against55%
Claire Chandler (Tasmania)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against53%
Malcolm Roberts (Queensland)One NationVoted a mixture of for and against53%
Paul Scarr (Queensland)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against53%
Ross Cadell (NSW)NationalsVoted a mixture of for and against53%
Dorinda Cox (WA)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against52%
Andrew McLachlan (SA)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against52%
Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against51%
Matt O'Sullivan (WA)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against51%
David Pocock (ACT)IndependentVoted a mixture of for and against51%
Sue Lines (WA)Senate PresidentVoted a mixture of for and against51%
Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against51%
Richard Colbeck (Tasmania)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against50%
Fatima Payman (WA)Australia's VoiceVoted a mixture of for and against50%
Penny Wong (SA)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against49%
Michaelia Cash (WA)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against49%
Matthew Canavan (Queensland)LNPVoted a mixture of for and against49%
Tim Ayres (NSW)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against49%
Katy Gallagher (ACT)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against49%
Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania)Jacqui Lambie NetworkVoted a mixture of for and against49%
Bridget McKenzie (Victoria)NationalsVoted a mixture of for and against48%
James McGrath (Queensland)LNPVoted a mixture of for and against48%
James Paterson (Victoria)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against48%
Don Farrell (SA)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against48%
Murray Watt (Queensland)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against48%
Ralph Babet (Victoria)United AustraliaVoted a mixture of for and against48%
Slade Brockman (WA)Deputy Senate PresidentVoted a mixture of for and against48%
Anne Ruston (SA)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against47%
Jane Hume (Victoria)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against47%
Malarndirri McCarthy (NT)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against47%
Raff Ciccone (Victoria)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against47%
Tony Sheldon (NSW)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against47%
Jess Walsh (Victoria)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against47%
Dean Smith (WA)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against46%
Nita Green (Queensland)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against46%
Anthony Chisholm (Queensland)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against45%
Jenny McAllister (NSW)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against43%
Carol Brown (Tasmania)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against42%
Deborah O'Neill (NSW)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against42%
Sarah Henderson (Victoria)LiberalVoted a mixture of for and against42%
Helen Polley (Tasmania)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against41%
Glenn Sterle (WA)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against41%
Marielle Smith (SA)LaborVoted a mixture of for and against41%
Karen Grogan (SA)LaborVoted generally against38%
Jana Stewart (Victoria)LaborVoted generally against36%
Dave Sharma (NSW)LiberalVoted generally against29%
Lisa Darmanin (Victoria)LaborVoted generally against25%
Varun Ghosh (WA)LaborVoted generally against22%
Michelle Ananda-Rajah (Victoria)LaborVoted almost always against13%
Richard Dowling (Tasmania)LaborVoted consistently against5%
Charlotte Walker (SA)LaborVoted consistently against5%
Josh Dolega (Tasmania)LaborVoted consistently against0%
Corinne Mulholland (Queensland)LaborVoted consistently against0%
Ellie Whiteaker (WA)LaborVoted consistently against0%

Votes that make up this policy

The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.