19th Sep 2007, 9:17 AM – Representatives Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Dental Services) Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Summary
EditThe 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 House can now consider the bill in more detail.
Background to the bill
The bill amends Health Insurance Act 1973 to enable eligible patients to access up to $4,250 in dental benefits over two consecutive calendar years and introduce new dental items on the Medicare Benefits Schedule.(Read more about the bill in the bills digest (96.1 KB).)
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (93% turnout) | 0 Yes – 55 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| Kim Beazley Brand | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | No | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin | No | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Carmen Lawrence Fremantle | No | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | No | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | No | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | No | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | 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 | |
| Bob Sercombe Maribyrnong | No | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Kim Wilkie Swan | No | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | Absent | |
| Kelly Hoare Charlton | Absent | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Absent | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Absent | |
| Dave Tollner Solomon Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Ian Causley Page Deputy Speaker | Yes | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Yes | |
| Harry Quick Franklin Independent | No | |
| Peter Andren Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy 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 | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Alan Cadman Mitchell | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Peter Costello Higgins | Yes | |
| Alexander Downer Mayo | Yes | |
| Trish Draper Makin | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Kay Elson Forde | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | Yes | |
| David Fawcett Wakefield | Yes | |
| Michael Ferguson Bass | Yes | |
| Teresa Gambaro Petrie | 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 | |
| David Jull Fadden | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Jackie Kelly Lindsay | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | 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 | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | 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 | |
| Mal Brough Longman | Absent | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Absent | |
| John Howard Bennelong | Absent | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Absent | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | Absent | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Absent | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 11 Yes – 0 No | |
| John Anderson Gwydir | Yes | |
| John Cobb Parkes | Yes | |
| John Forrest Mallee | Yes | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | Yes | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | Yes | |
| De-Anne Kelly Dawson | Yes | |
| Peter McGauran Gippsland | Yes | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | Yes | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | Yes | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Mark Vaile Lyne | Yes | |
| David Hawker Wannon Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (91% turnout) | 80 Yes – 56 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.