28th Jun 2012, 4:04 AM – Representatives Motions - Asylum Seekers - Suspend standing orders
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion by Independent MP Andrew Wilkie to suspend the rules so that he could move another motion on the Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing, Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2012.
Motion text
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Denison from moving the following motion forthwith—That the House, in consideration of the urgent need to find a way through the irregular immigration impasse, continue to sit until private Members' notice No. 1 given for Thursday, 28 June 2102, by the member for Cook, Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing, Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2012, is called on immediately.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (64% turnout) | 0 Yes – 45 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | No | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | No | |
| David Bradbury Lindsay | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | No | |
| Darren Cheeseman Corangamite | No | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | No | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | No | |
| Laurie Ferguson Werriwa | No | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | No | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | No | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | No | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | No | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | No | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | No | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | No | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | No | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin | No | |
| Stephen Jones Throsby | No | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | 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 | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
| John Murphy Reid | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | No | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | No | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | No | |
| Sid Sidebottom Braddon | No | |
| Laura Smyth La Trobe | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Mike Symon Deakin | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Gai Brodtmann Canberra | Absent | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | Absent | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Absent | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Absent | |
| Greg Combet Charlton | Absent | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | Absent | |
| Yvette D'Ath Petrie | Absent | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Absent | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Absent | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Absent | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | Absent | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | Absent | |
| Gary Gray Brand | Absent | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Absent | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill Robertson | Absent | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | Absent | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Absent | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Absent | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | Absent | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Absent | |
| Janelle Saffin Page | Absent | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | Absent | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Absent | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Absent | |
| Natasha Griggs Solomon Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | Yes | |
| Craig Thomson Dobell Independent | No | |
| Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent | Absent | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (68% turnout) | 40 Yes – 0 No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | Yes | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Yes | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | Yes | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Yes | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | Yes | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Yes | |
| Teresa Gambaro Brisbane | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| Steve Irons Swan | Yes | |
| Ewen Jones Herbert | Yes | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | 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 | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | Yes | |
| Wyatt Roy Longman | Yes | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Yes | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | Yes | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | Yes | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | Yes | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | Yes | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Yes | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | Yes | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | Yes | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Absent | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Absent | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Absent | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | Absent | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Absent | |
| Barry Haase Durack | Absent | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Absent | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Absent | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Absent | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Absent | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | Absent | |
| Don Randall Canning | Absent | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | Absent | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Absent | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Absent | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | Absent | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Absent | |
| Mal Washer Moore | Absent | |
| National Party (75% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
| 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 | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Absent | |
| Tony Crook O'Connor | Absent | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | Absent | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (65% turnout) | 51 Yes – 46 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.