22nd Feb 2011, 4:03 PM – Representatives Economy - Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders - That the member be no longer heard
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion introduced by Liberal MP Christopher Pyne. The motion was that Labor MP Anthony Albanese be no longer heard. Since it was unsuccessful, Mr Albanese could continue to contribute to the debate.(Read the debate, including Mr Albanese's full contribution, here. )
This type of motion is known as a 'closure of Member' and, if passed, prevents the Member from finishing their speech.(Read more about these motions here. )
One member, Nationals MP Tony Crook, rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'no' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our FAQ Section.)
References
Votes Not passed by a small majority
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
- Tony Crook voted No against the majority of the National Party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (96% turnout) | 0 Yes – 67 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | No | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | No | |
| David Bradbury Lindsay | No | |
| Gai Brodtmann Canberra | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | No | |
| Darren Cheeseman Corangamite | No | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | No | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | No | |
| Greg Combet Charlton | No | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | No | |
| Yvette D'Ath Petrie | No | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | No | |
| Laurie Ferguson Werriwa | No | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | No | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | No | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | No | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | No | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | No | |
| Gary Gray Brand | No | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | No | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | No | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | No | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | No | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | No | |
| Stephen Jones Throsby | No | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Andrew Leigh Fraser | No | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | No | |
| Geoff Lyons Bass | No | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | No | |
| Richard Marles Corio | No | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | No | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | No | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
| John Murphy Reid | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Deborah O'Neill Robertson | No | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | No | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | No | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | No | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | No | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | No | |
| Janelle Saffin Page | No | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | No | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | No | |
| Laura Smyth La Trobe | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | No | |
| Mike Symon Deakin | No | |
| Craig Thomson Dobell | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Absent | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Absent | |
| Sid Sidebottom Braddon | Absent | |
| Natasha Griggs Solomon Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Yes | |
| Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent | No | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | No | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | No | |
| Liberal Party (93% turnout) | 56 Yes – 0 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Yes | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | Yes | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Yes | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Yes | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | Yes | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Yes | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | Yes | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Yes | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | Yes | |
| Teresa Gambaro Brisbane | Yes | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Yes | |
| Barry Haase Durack | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Steve Irons Swan | Yes | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Yes | |
| Ewen Jones Herbert | Yes | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| Louise Markus Macquarie | Yes | |
| Russell Matheson Macarthur | Yes | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | Yes | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Yes | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | Yes | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins | Yes | |
| Jane Prentice Ryan | Yes | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | Yes | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Yes | |
| Don Randall Canning | Yes | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | Yes | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | Yes | |
| Wyatt Roy Longman | Yes | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Yes | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | Yes | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | Yes | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | Yes | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Yes | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | Yes | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | Yes | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Yes | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | Yes | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Yes | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
| Mal Washer Moore | Yes | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | Yes | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | Absent | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Absent | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Absent | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 11 Yes – 1 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Yes | |
| George Christensen Dawson | Yes | |
| John Cobb Calare | Yes | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes | Yes | |
| John Forrest Mallee | Yes | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | Yes | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Yes | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | Yes | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | Yes | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | Yes | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Tony Crook O'Connor | No | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (95% turnout) | 69 Yes – 73 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.