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7th Oct 2014
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 90% attendance
1st Sep 2014, 8:05 PM – Representatives Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014 — Second Reading — Criticise abolition of ARENA
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion introduced by Labor MP Mark Butler, which means that it was rejected.
The motion criticised the government's plan to abolish the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). However, it did not go so far as to decline to give the bill a second reading. When the House gives a bill a second reading, it means that the majority of the House agrees with the main idea of the bill.
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced to abolish the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), which is an independent agency that was established in 2012 to manage the government's renewable energy programs. It has two objectives:
- to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies; and
- to increase the supply of renewable energy in Australia.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (91% turnout) | 50 Yes – 0 No | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Absent | |
| Gary Gray Brand | 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 | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | Yes | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (90% turnout) | 0 Yes – 66 No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | 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 | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | No | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | No | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | No | |
| Nickolas Varvaris Barton | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Brett Whiteley Braddon | No | |
| Lucy Wicks Robertson | No | |
| Matt Williams Hindmarsh | No | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Absent | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Absent | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Absent | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Absent | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Absent | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Absent | |
| National Party (93% turnout) | 0 Yes – 13 No | |
| Andrew Broad Mallee | 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 | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Absent | |
| Clive Palmer Fairfax Palmer United Party | Absent | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (89% turnout) | 53 Yes – 81 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.