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The majority voted against disallowing Schedules 1 and 3 to the Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1), which means that these Regulations would remain unchanged.

The motion was introduced by Labor MP Kelvin Thomson.

What does this motion mean?

This motion asked the House to agree to stop Schedules 1 and 3 having legal force.

Schedule 1 increases the House of Representatives' printing entitlements to $150,000 per member per year (from $125,000 per member per year). And as MP Thomson explained, it also "allows MPs to roll over up to 45 per cent, or $67½ thousand, of unspent funds from their printing entitlements into the next year’s entitlement".

Schedule 3 changes the Senate's printing entitlements, though this was not discussed in detail in the House.

Motion text

That Schedules 1 and 3 to the Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1), as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 211 and made under the Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990, be disallowed.

Votes Not passed by a small majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Australian Labor Party (90% turnout) 53 Yes 0 No
Dick Adams Lyons Yes
Anthony Albanese Grayndler Yes
Arch Bevis Brisbane Yes
Sharon Bird Cunningham Yes
Chris Bowen Prospect Yes
Anna Burke Chisholm Yes
Tony Burke Watson Yes
Anthony Byrne Holt Yes
Ann Corcoran Isaacs Yes
Simon Crean Hotham Yes
Michael Danby Melbourne Ports Yes
Justine Elliot Richmond Yes
Annette Ellis Canberra Yes
Kate Ellis Adelaide Yes
Craig Emerson Rankin Yes
Martin Ferguson Batman Yes
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter Yes
Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith Yes
Steve Georganas Hindmarsh Yes
Jennie George Throsby Yes
Steve Gibbons Bendigo Yes
Julia Gillard Lalor Yes
Sharon Grierson Newcastle Yes
Alan Griffin Bruce Yes
Jill Hall Shortland Yes
Michael Hatton Blaxland Yes
Chris Hayes Werriwa Yes
Kelly Hoare Charlton Yes
Julia Irwin Fowler Yes
Harry Jenkins Scullin Yes
Catherine King Ballarat Yes
Carmen Lawrence Fremantle Yes
Kirsten Livermore Capricornia Yes
Jenny Macklin Jagajaga Yes
Robert McClelland Barton Yes
Bob McMullan Fraser Yes
Daryl Melham Banks Yes
John Murphy Lowe Yes
Brendan O'Connor Gorton Yes
Gavan O'Connor Corio Yes
Julie Owens Parramatta Yes
Tanya Plibersek Sydney Yes
Roger Price Chifley Yes
Bernie Ripoll Oxley Yes
Rod Sawford Port Adelaide Yes
Bob Sercombe Maribyrnong Yes
Stephen Smith Perth Yes
Warren Snowdon Lingiari Yes
Wayne Swan Lilley Yes
Lindsay Tanner Melbourne Yes
Kelvin Thomson Wills Yes
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell Yes
Kim Wilkie Swan Yes
Kim Beazley Brand Absent
Graham Edwards Cowan Absent
Laurie Ferguson Reid Absent
Duncan Kerr Denison Absent
Nicola Roxon Gellibrand Absent
Kevin Rudd Griffith Absent
Dave Tollner Solomon Country Liberal Party No
Ian Causley Page Deputy Speaker No
Peter Andren Calare Independent Yes
Harry Quick Franklin Independent Yes
Tony Windsor New England Independent Yes
Bob Katter Kennedy Independent Absent
Liberal Party (93% turnout) 0 Yes 68 No
Tony Abbott Warringah No
Kevin Andrews Menzies No
Fran Bailey McEwen No
Mark Baker Braddon No
Phillip Barresi Deakin No
Kerry Bartlett Macquarie No
Bruce Billson Dunkley No
Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar No
Julie Bishop Curtin No
Russell Broadbent McMillan No
Mal Brough Longman No
Alan Cadman Mitchell No
Steven Ciobo Moncrieff No
Peter Costello Higgins No
Alexander Downer Mayo No
Trish Draper Makin No
Peter Dutton Dickson No
Kay Elson Forde No
Warren Entsch Leichhardt No
Pat Farmer Macarthur No
David Fawcett Wakefield No
Michael Ferguson Bass No
Teresa Gambaro Petrie No
Joanna Gash Gilmore No
Petro Georgiou Kooyong No
Barry Haase Kalgoorlie No
Gary Hardgrave Moreton No
Stuart Henry Hasluck No
Greg Hunt Flinders No
Dennis Jensen Tangney No
Michael Johnson Ryan No
David Jull Fadden No
Michael Keenan Stirling No
Jackie Kelly Lindsay No
Andrew Laming Bowman No
Sussan Ley Farrer No
Peter Lindsay Herbert No
Jim Lloyd Robertson No
Ian Macfarlane Groom No
Louise Markus Greenway No
Margaret May McPherson No
Stewart McArthur Corangamite No
Sophie Mirabella Indi No
Gary Nairn Eden-Monaro No
Brendan Nelson Bradfield No
Chris Pearce Aston No
Geoff Prosser Forrest No
Christopher Pyne Sturt No
Don Randall Canning No
Kym Richardson Kingston No
Andrew Robb Goldstein No
Philip Ruddock Berowra No
Alby Schultz Hume No
Patrick Secker Barker No
Peter Slipper Fisher No
Tony Smith Casey No
Alex Somlyay Fairfax No
Andrew Southcott Boothby No
Sharman Stone Murray No
Cameron Thompson Blair No
Ken Ticehurst Dobell No
Wilson Tuckey O'Connor No
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth No
Danna Vale Hughes No
Ross Vasta Bonner No
Barry Wakelin Grey No
Mal Washer Moore No
Jason Wood La Trobe No
Bruce Baird Cook Absent
Bob Baldwin Paterson Absent
Joe Hockey North Sydney Absent
John Howard Bennelong Absent
Judi Moylan Pearce Absent
National Party (73% turnout) 0 Yes 8 No
John Anderson Gwydir No
John Forrest Mallee No
Luke Hartsuyker Cowper No
De-Anne Kelly Dawson No
Peter McGauran Gippsland No
Paul Neville Hinkler No
Warren Truss Wide Bay No
Mark Vaile Lyne No
John Cobb Parkes Absent
Kay Hull Riverina Absent
Bruce Scott Maranoa Absent
David Hawker Wannon Speaker Absent
Totals (89% turnout) 56 Yes – 78 No