12th Feb 2014, 6:16 PM – Representatives Motions - Abbott Government; Attempted Censure - Stop Mr Tehan from speaking (plus an accidental rebellion)
Summary
EditThe majority rejected an attempt to stop Liberal MP Dan Tehan from speaking, which means Mr Tehan can continue to speak (read the full debate).
Labor MP Tony Burke had proposed that Mr Tehan "be no longer heard" (which is parliamentary jargon for "be forced to stop speaking").
Accidental Liberal rebel
Liberal MP Nickolas Varvaris accidentally crossed the floor to vote with the Opposition (see What are "Rebel Voters"?). He did this by staying in his seat when the vote was called and so being counted among the 'aye'-voters rather than moving to stand with his 'no'-voting Coalition colleagues.
The Sydney Morning Herald suggested that he may have fallen asleep but he disputes that.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
- Nickolas Varvaris voted Yes against the majority of the Liberal Party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (93% turnout) | 51 Yes – 0 No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| Gai Brodtmann Canberra | Yes | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | Yes | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Yes | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Yes | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | Yes | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Pat Conroy Charlton | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
| David Feeney Batman | Yes | |
| Laurie Ferguson Werriwa | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Gary Gray Brand | Yes | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | Yes | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | Yes | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Throsby | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fraser | Yes | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Alannah Mactiernan Perth | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Yes | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Terri Butler Griffith | Absent | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Absent | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Natasha Griggs Solomon Country Liberal Party | No | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Cathy McGowan Indi Independent | No | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (90% turnout) | 1 Yes – 65 No | |
| Nickolas Varvaris Barton | Yes | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | No | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | No | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | No | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
| Mal Brough Fisher | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| David Coleman Banks | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | No | |
| Teresa Gambaro Brisbane | No | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| Sarah Henderson Corangamite | No | |
| Peter Hendy Eden-Monaro | No | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | No | |
| Eric Hutchinson Lyons | No | |
| Steve Irons Swan | No | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | No | |
| Ewen Jones Herbert | No | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | No | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | No | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | No | |
| Craig Laundy Reid | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Louise Markus Macquarie | No | |
| Russell Matheson Macarthur | No | |
| Karen McNamara Dobell | No | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
| Andrew Nikolic Bass | No | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins | No | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | No | |
| Christian Porter Pearce | No | |
| Jane Prentice Ryan | No | |
| Melissa Price Durack | No | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | No | |
| Don Randall Canning | No | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | No | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | No | |
| Wyatt Roy Longman | No | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | No | |
| Fiona Scott Lindsay | No | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | No | |
| Tony Smith Casey | No | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | No | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | No | |
| Ann Sudmalis Gilmore | No | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | No | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | No | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | No | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | No | |
| Brett Whiteley Braddon | No | |
| Lucy Wicks Robertson | No | |
| Matt Williams Hindmarsh | No | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Absent | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Absent | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Absent | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Absent | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | Absent | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Absent | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | Absent | |
| National Party (93% turnout) | 0 Yes – 13 No | |
| Andrew Broad Mallee | No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| George Christensen Dawson | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes | No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | No | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | No | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | No | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | No | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | No | |
| John Cobb Calare | Absent | |
| Clive Palmer Fairfax Palmer United Party | Absent | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (90% turnout) | 52 Yes – 83 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.