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The majority voted against a motion that the question be put, which was introduced by Liberal MP Christopher Pyne.

The question referred to was a motion put by Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull.

A motion to put a question is procedural motion known as a "closure" or "gag" as it ends debate on a particular question by requiring it to be asked.(Read more about these types of motions here. ) Since the majority voted 'no' in this division, the debate on Turnbull's motion can continue.

Background to the bill

The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 (No. 2) was introduced as part of a package of six bills along with five other related bills to introduce the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. It is identical to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 as amended in the House of Representatives before it was negated in the Senate.(See that division here. )

The scheme is an emission trading scheme designed to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in an effort to address climate change. It gives effect to Australia's obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.

The design of the scheme has been criticised by the business community for threatening jobs and by environmentalists for not going far enough with its emission reduction targets.(Read more about these criticisms here.)

The six bills that were introduced as a package are called:

The five other related bills are called:

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Votes Not passed by a small majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Australian Labor Party (93% turnout) 0 Yes 75 No
Dick Adams Lyons No
Anthony Albanese Grayndler No
Arch Bevis Brisbane No
James Bidgood Dawson No
Sharon Bird Cunningham No
Chris Bowen Prospect No
David Bradbury Lindsay No
Tony Burke Watson No
Mark Butler Port Adelaide No
Anthony Byrne Holt No
Jodie Campbell Bass No
Nick Champion Wakefield No
Darren Cheeseman Corangamite No
Jason Clare Blaxland No
Julie Collins Franklin No
Greg Combet Charlton No
Yvette D'Ath Petrie No
Michael Danby Melbourne Ports No
Bob Debus Macquarie No
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs No
Justine Elliot Richmond 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
Damian Hale Solomon No
Jill Hall Shortland No
Chris Hayes Werriwa No
Julia Irwin Fowler No
Sharryn Jackson Hasluck No
Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro No
Duncan Kerr Denison No
Catherine King Ballarat No
Kirsten Livermore Capricornia No
Jenny Macklin Jagajaga No
Richard Marles Corio No
Robert McClelland Barton No
Maxine McKew Bennelong No
Bob McMullan Fraser No
Daryl Melham Banks No
John Murphy Lowe No
Belinda Neal Robertson No
Shayne Neumann Blair No
Brendan O'Connor Gorton No
Julie Owens Parramatta No
Melissa Parke Fremantle No
Graham Perrett Moreton No
Tanya Plibersek Sydney No
Roger Price Chifley No
Brett Raguse Forde No
Kerry Rea Bonner No
Bernie Ripoll Oxley No
Amanda Rishworth Kingston No
Nicola Roxon Gellibrand No
Janelle Saffin Page No
Sid Sidebottom Braddon No
Stephen Smith Perth No
Warren Snowdon Lingiari No
Jon Sullivan Longman No
Wayne Swan Lilley No
Mike Symon Deakin No
Lindsay Tanner Melbourne No
Craig Thomson Dobell No
Kelvin Thomson Wills No
Chris Trevor Flynn No
Jim Turnour Leichhardt No
Tony Zappia Makin No
Simon Crean Hotham Absent
Annette Ellis Canberra Absent
Gary Gray Brand Absent
Kevin Rudd Griffith Absent
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong Absent
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell Absent
Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker Absent
Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent No
Tony Windsor New England Independent No
Bob Katter Kennedy Independent Absent
Liberal Party (89% turnout) 47 Yes 0 No
Tony Abbott Warringah Yes
Kevin Andrews Menzies Yes
Bob Baldwin Paterson Yes
Bruce Billson Dunkley Yes
Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar Yes
Julie Bishop Curtin Yes
Jamie Briggs Mayo Yes
Russell Broadbent McMillan Yes
Steven Ciobo Moncrieff Yes
Peter Dutton Dickson Yes
Pat Farmer Macarthur Yes
Joanna Gash Gilmore Yes
Petro Georgiou Kooyong Yes
Barry Haase Kalgoorlie Yes
Alex Hawke Mitchell 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
Peter Lindsay Herbert Yes
Ian Macfarlane Groom Yes
Nola Marino Forrest Yes
Louise Markus Greenway Yes
Margaret May McPherson Yes
Sophie Mirabella Indi Yes
Scott Morrison Cook Yes
Judi Moylan Pearce Yes
Chris Pearce Aston Yes
Christopher Pyne Sturt Yes
Rowan Ramsey Grey Yes
Don Randall Canning Yes
Stuart Robert Fadden Yes
Philip Ruddock Berowra Yes
Alby Schultz Hume Yes
Patrick Secker Barker Yes
Luke Simpkins Cowan Yes
Peter Slipper Fisher Yes
Tony Smith Casey Yes
Alex Somlyay Fairfax Yes
Andrew Southcott Boothby Yes
Sharman Stone Murray Yes
Wilson Tuckey O'Connor Yes
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth Yes
Danna Vale Hughes Yes
Mal Washer Moore Yes
Fran Bailey McEwen Absent
David Hawker Wannon Absent
Joe Hockey North Sydney Absent
Steve Irons Swan Absent
Andrew Robb Goldstein Absent
Jason Wood La Trobe Absent
National Party (78% turnout) 7 Yes 0 No
Darren Chester Gippsland Yes
John Cobb Calare Yes
Mark Coulton Parkes Yes
John Forrest Mallee Yes
Luke Hartsuyker Cowper Yes
Kay Hull Riverina Yes
Warren Truss Wide Bay Yes
Paul Neville Hinkler Absent
Bruce Scott Maranoa Absent
Harry Jenkins Scullin Speaker Absent
Totals (89% turnout) 54 Yes – 77 No