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The majority voted against a motion "that the amendments moved by the member for Melbourne (Greens MP Adam Bandt) be agreed to", which means that they were rejected.

Mr Bandt explained that the amendments were introduced to restore funding to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ('ARENA'),(Read Mr Bandt's full explanation of his amendments here. ) which is an independent agency that was set up to manage the government's renewable energy programs. The Liberal Government has announced plans to axe ARENA as part of its budget.(Read more about the Government's plant to axe ARENA here on ABC News. )

Background to the bills

The Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills were introduced to remove the carbon pricing mechanism, which was introduced by the Australian Labor Party while in government. The Coalition described the mechanism as a “carbon tax” and removing it was a key policy platform during the 2013 election.(You can read more about the Coalition's policy to remove the carbon price here. )

The carbon pricing mechanism commenced on 1 July 2012.(For more information on the carbon pricing mechanism and how it works, please see the Clean Energy Regulator’s website. ) It is an emissions trading scheme that puts a price on carbon emissions. It applies to “liable entities” (a group that includes companies that emit a high level of greenhouse gases). Initially the price of carbon is fixed by the mechanism but from 1 July 2015 the price will be set by the market, though the Labor Government did announce plans to bring this forward to 1 July 2014 just before they were defeated by the Coalition in the 2013 election.

This is the third time that this package of bills have been introduced. The first time, they were rejected in the Senate during the third reading stage.(See that division here. ) The second time, they were rejected in the Senate during the committee stage.(See that division here. Read more about this second rejection of this package of bills on ABC News here or on the World Today here.)

The bills included in this package are the following:

Votes Not passed by a small majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens Yes
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
Terri Butler Griffith 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
Michael Danby Melbourne Ports 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
Stephen Jones Throsby Yes
Catherine King Ballarat Yes
Andrew Leigh Fraser Yes
Jenny Macklin Jagajaga Yes
Alannah Mactiernan Perth Yes
Richard Marles Corio Yes
Rob Mitchell McEwen 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
Bernie Ripoll Oxley Yes
Amanda Rishworth Kingston Yes
Michelle Rowland Greenway Yes
Joanne Ryan Lalor Yes
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong Yes
Warren Snowdon Lingiari Yes
Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith Yes
Kelvin Thomson Wills Yes
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell Yes
Tim Watts Gellibrand Yes
Tony Zappia Makin Yes
Chris Hayes Fowler Absent
Ed Husic Chifley Absent
Tanya Plibersek Sydney Absent
Wayne Swan Lilley Absent
Natasha Griggs Solomon Country Liberal Party No
Bruce Scott Maranoa Deputy Speaker No
Cathy McGowan Indi Independent Yes
Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent Yes
Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party Absent
Liberal Party (90% turnout) 0 Yes 66 No
Tony Abbott Warringah No
John Alexander Bennelong No
Karen Andrews McPherson No
Kevin Andrews Menzies No
Bob Baldwin Paterson No
Bruce Billson Dunkley No
Julie Bishop Curtin 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
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong No
Ian Goodenough Moore No
Sarah Henderson Corangamite No
Peter Hendy Eden-Monaro No
Joe Hockey North Sydney 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
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
Jane Prentice Ryan No
Melissa Price Durack No
Christopher Pyne Sturt No
Rowan Ramsey Grey No
Don Randall Canning No
Andrew Robb Goldstein No
Stuart Robert Fadden No
Wyatt Roy Longman 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
Alan Tudge Aston No
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth No
Bert Van Manen Forde No
Nickolas Varvaris Barton No
Ross Vasta Bonner No
Lucy Wicks Robertson No
Matt Williams Hindmarsh No
Rick Wilson O'Connor No
Jason Wood La Trobe No
Ken Wyatt Hasluck No
Paul Fletcher Bradfield Absent
Teresa Gambaro Brisbane Absent
Alex Hawke Mitchell Absent
Louise Markus Macquarie Absent
Christian Porter Pearce Absent
Philip Ruddock Berowra Absent
Brett Whiteley Braddon Absent
National Party (100% turnout) 0 Yes 14 No
Andrew Broad Mallee No
Darren Chester Gippsland No
George Christensen Dawson No
John Cobb Calare 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
Clive Palmer Fairfax Palmer United Party No
Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar Speaker Absent
Totals (91% turnout) 54 Yes – 83 No