The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through here. ) This means that the majority agreed with the main idea of the bill and that the members can now discuss it in more detail.
Due to the sensitive subject matter of this bill, the parties have agreed to allow it to be a free vote.(Read more about what a free vote is in our FAQ Section. More information about the decision to have a free vote on this bill is available on ABC News here. )
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced to amend the Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 and Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002. The amendments will permit certain human embryo research under licence but retain existing prohibitions on human reproductive cloning and other assisted reproductive technology activities.(Read information about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum and bills digest, here. ) For example, it proposes to allow for therapeutic cloning.(Read more about therapeutic cloning here. )
The amendments are based on recommendations by the Lockhart Review.(Read more about the Lockhart Review and the federal government’s response in the bills digest.)
References
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (98% turnout) | 43 Yes – 15 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Arch Bevis Brisbane | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Ann Corcoran Isaacs | Yes | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | Yes | |
| Graham Edwards Cowan | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Annette Ellis Canberra | Yes | |
| Laurie Ferguson Reid | Yes | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | 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 | |
| Kelly Hoare Charlton | Yes | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | Yes | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin | Yes | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | 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 | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | 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 | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Kim Wilkie Swan | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen Prospect | No | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | No | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | No | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | No | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Chris Hayes Werriwa | No | |
| John Murphy Lowe | No | |
| Gavan O'Connor Corio | No | |
| Roger Price Chifley | No | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | No | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Kim Beazley Brand | Absent | |
| Dave Tollner Solomon Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Ian Causley Page Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Peter Andren Calare Independent | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | No | |
| Harry Quick Franklin Independent | No | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | No | |
| Liberal Party (96% turnout) | 38 Yes – 32 No | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | Yes | |
| Bruce Baird Cook | Yes | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Yes | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | Yes | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Mal Brough Longman | Yes | |
| Alexander Downer Mayo | Yes | |
| Kay Elson Forde | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | Yes | |
| Teresa Gambaro Petrie | Yes | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Yes | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | Yes | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | Yes | |
| Stuart Henry Hasluck | Yes | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Yes | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | Yes | |
| Margaret May McPherson | Yes | |
| Stewart McArthur Corangamite | Yes | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | Yes | |
| Brendan Nelson Bradfield | Yes | |
| Geoff Prosser Forrest | Yes | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Yes | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | Yes | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | Yes | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | Yes | |
| Cameron Thompson Blair | Yes | |
| Wilson Tuckey O'Connor | Yes | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Yes | |
| Mal Washer Moore | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Mark Baker Braddon | No | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | No | |
| Phillip Barresi Deakin | No | |
| Kerry Bartlett Macquarie | No | |
| Alan Cadman Mitchell | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| Peter Costello Higgins | No | |
| Trish Draper Makin | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| David Fawcett Wakefield | No | |
| Michael Ferguson Bass | No | |
| Gary Hardgrave Moreton | No | |
| John Howard Bennelong | No | |
| David Jull Fadden | No | |
| Jackie Kelly Lindsay | No | |
| Jim Lloyd Robertson | No | |
| Louise Markus Greenway | No | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | No | |
| Chris Pearce Aston | No | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | No | |
| Don Randall Canning | No | |
| Kym Richardson Kingston | No | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | No | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | No | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | No | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | No | |
| Tony Smith Casey | No | |
| Danna Vale Hughes | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Barry Wakelin Grey | No | |
| Peter Lindsay Herbert | Absent | |
| Gary Nairn Eden-Monaro | Absent | |
| Ken Ticehurst Dobell | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 1 Yes – 10 No | |
| John Cobb Parkes | Yes | |
| John Anderson Gwydir | No | |
| John Forrest Mallee | No | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | No | |
| De-Anne Kelly Dawson | No | |
| Peter McGauran Gippsland | No | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | No | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | No | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | No | |
| Mark Vaile Lyne | No | |
| David Hawker Wannon Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (96% turnout) | 82 Yes – 62 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.