Summary

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The majority voted in favour of a motion "That the words proposed to be omitted ... stand part of the question". This is a procedural motion that was put after Labor MP Anthony Albanese introduced a motion to omit and replace the words following "That".

Because the majority voted 'aye' in favour of this procedural motion, the original motion that Mr Albanese wanted to amend remains in its original form. The original motion was: "That this bill be now read a second time".(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through here. )

Background to the bill

The bill was introduced to:

  • enhance market transparency and business certainty;
  • increase opportunities for bioenergy and solar technologies;
  • encourage innovation through recognising emerging renewable electricity generation technologies; and
  • make administrative amendments in relation to the operation of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target scheme.(Read more about the bill in the bills digest (200 KB).)

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Votes Passed by a small majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Australian Labor Party (88% turnout) 0 Yes 52 No
Dick Adams Lyons No
Anthony Albanese Grayndler No
Arch Bevis Brisbane No
Sharon Bird Cunningham No
Chris Bowen Prospect No
Anna Burke Chisholm No
Tony Burke Watson No
Anthony Byrne Holt No
Ann Corcoran Isaacs No
Simon Crean Hotham No
Michael Danby Melbourne Ports No
Graham Edwards Cowan No
Justine Elliot Richmond No
Annette Ellis Canberra No
Kate Ellis Adelaide No
Craig Emerson Rankin No
Laurie Ferguson Reid No
Martin Ferguson Batman No
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter No
Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith No
Steve Georganas Hindmarsh No
Jennie George Throsby No
Steve Gibbons Bendigo No
Julia Gillard Lalor No
Sharon Grierson Newcastle No
Alan Griffin Bruce No
Jill Hall Shortland No
Michael Hatton Blaxland No
Chris Hayes Werriwa No
Kelly Hoare Charlton No
Julia Irwin Fowler No
Harry Jenkins Scullin No
Duncan Kerr Denison No
Catherine King Ballarat No
Jenny Macklin Jagajaga No
Daryl Melham Banks No
John Murphy Lowe No
Brendan O'Connor Gorton No
Gavan O'Connor Corio No
Julie Owens Parramatta No
Tanya Plibersek Sydney No
Roger Price Chifley No
Bernie Ripoll Oxley No
Nicola Roxon Gellibrand No
Rod Sawford Port Adelaide No
Stephen Smith Perth No
Warren Snowdon Lingiari No
Wayne Swan Lilley No
Lindsay Tanner Melbourne No
Kelvin Thomson Wills No
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell No
Kim Wilkie Swan No
Kim Beazley Brand Absent
Carmen Lawrence Fremantle Absent
Kirsten Livermore Capricornia Absent
Robert McClelland Barton Absent
Bob McMullan Fraser Absent
Kevin Rudd Griffith Absent
Bob Sercombe Maribyrnong Absent
Dave Tollner Solomon Country Liberal Party Yes
Ian Causley Page Deputy Speaker Yes
Bob Katter Kennedy Independent Yes
Peter Andren Calare Independent No
Harry Quick Franklin Independent Absent
Tony Windsor New England Independent Absent
Liberal Party (90% turnout) 66 Yes 0 No
Tony Abbott Warringah Yes
Kevin Andrews Menzies Yes
Fran Bailey McEwen Yes
Bruce Baird Cook Yes
Mark Baker Braddon Yes
Bob Baldwin Paterson Yes
Phillip Barresi Deakin Yes
Kerry Bartlett Macquarie Yes
Bruce Billson Dunkley Yes
Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar Yes
Russell Broadbent McMillan Yes
Mal Brough Longman Yes
Alan Cadman Mitchell Yes
Steven Ciobo Moncrieff Yes
Peter Costello Higgins Yes
Trish Draper Makin Yes
Kay Elson Forde Yes
Warren Entsch Leichhardt Yes
Pat Farmer Macarthur Yes
David Fawcett Wakefield Yes
Michael Ferguson Bass Yes
Joanna Gash Gilmore Yes
Petro Georgiou Kooyong Yes
Barry Haase Kalgoorlie Yes
Gary Hardgrave Moreton Yes
Stuart Henry Hasluck Yes
Joe Hockey North Sydney Yes
Dennis Jensen Tangney Yes
Michael Johnson Ryan Yes
David Jull Fadden Yes
Michael Keenan Stirling Yes
Jackie Kelly Lindsay Yes
Andrew Laming Bowman Yes
Sussan Ley Farrer Yes
Peter Lindsay Herbert Yes
Jim Lloyd Robertson Yes
Ian Macfarlane Groom Yes
Louise Markus Greenway Yes
Margaret May McPherson Yes
Stewart McArthur Corangamite Yes
Sophie Mirabella Indi Yes
Judi Moylan Pearce Yes
Gary Nairn Eden-Monaro Yes
Brendan Nelson Bradfield Yes
Chris Pearce Aston Yes
Geoff Prosser Forrest Yes
Christopher Pyne Sturt Yes
Don Randall Canning Yes
Kym Richardson Kingston Yes
Philip Ruddock Berowra Yes
Alby Schultz Hume Yes
Patrick Secker Barker Yes
Peter Slipper Fisher Yes
Tony Smith Casey Yes
Alex Somlyay Fairfax Yes
Andrew Southcott Boothby Yes
Sharman Stone Murray Yes
Cameron Thompson Blair Yes
Ken Ticehurst Dobell Yes
Wilson Tuckey O'Connor Yes
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth Yes
Danna Vale Hughes Yes
Ross Vasta Bonner Yes
Barry Wakelin Grey Yes
Mal Washer Moore Yes
Jason Wood La Trobe Yes
Julie Bishop Curtin Absent
Alexander Downer Mayo Absent
Peter Dutton Dickson Absent
Teresa Gambaro Petrie Absent
John Howard Bennelong Absent
Greg Hunt Flinders Absent
Andrew Robb Goldstein Absent
National Party (91% turnout) 10 Yes 0 No
John Anderson Gwydir Yes
John Cobb Parkes Yes
John Forrest Mallee Yes
Luke Hartsuyker Cowper Yes
Kay Hull Riverina Yes
Peter McGauran Gippsland Yes
Paul Neville Hinkler Yes
Bruce Scott Maranoa Yes
Warren Truss Wide Bay Yes
Mark Vaile Lyne Yes
De-Anne Kelly Dawson Absent
David Hawker Wannon Speaker Absent
Totals (88% turnout) 79 Yes – 53 No