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The majority voted for a motion introduced by Leader of the House and Sturt MP Christopher Pyne, which means it passed. The motion was to stop the Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus from speaking about his motion to censure the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

A censure is extreme disapproval in a member (typically a minister), or the entire government, generally calling for the member to resign if it passes.

Motion Text

Mr Pyne (Sturt MP, Liberal Party, Leader of the House):

That the member be no longer heard

Context

The motion was to stop Mark Dreyfus from speaking. Mr Dreyfus had just moved his own motion, and was beginning to explain it when Mr Pyne moved this motion to silence him. Mr Dreyfus was saying:

I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Isaacs from moving the following motion forthwith—That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) the Special Minister of State has admitted on 60 Minutes that he procured a Commonwealth officer to obtain unauthorised copies of the former Speaker's diary;

(b) the Special Minister of State has repeatedly misled the parliament and breached the Prime Minister's statement of ministerial standards; and

(c) the Special Minister of State still has questions to answer about his role in the Ashby affair;

(2) censures the Prime Minister:

(a) for leading a government in which ministers are permitted to breach the Prime Minister's own statement of ministerial standards by misleading the parliament without any repercussions or sanctions;

(b) for awarding the member for Fisher with a job on the front bench for his role as a key henchman in the overthrow of the former Prime Minister;

(c) for his atrocious judgement in appointing the member for Fisher as the minister with responsibility for government integrity; and

(d) for his complete and utter failure to show any leadership and sack the Special Minister of State.

I said yesterday that it was past time for this Special Minister of State to go. It has been time for him to go for days now. It is not clear why this Prime Minister has not put an end to this state of affairs yet. Perhaps he has had his hands full explaining to the world why he is pressing on with the— [cut off]

Votes Passed by a small majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens No
Australian Labor Party (84% turnout) 0 Yes 46 No
Anthony Albanese Grayndler No
Sharon Bird Cunningham No
Chris Bowen McMahon No
Gai Brodtmann Canberra No
Anna Burke Chisholm No
Tony Burke Watson No
Anthony Byrne Holt No
Jim Chalmers Rankin No
Lisa Chesters Bendigo No
Jason Clare Blaxland No
Sharon Claydon Newcastle No
Julie Collins Franklin No
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs No
Justine Elliot Richmond No
Kate Ellis Adelaide No
David Feeney Batman No
Laurie Ferguson Werriwa No
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter No
Andrew Giles Scullin No
Gary Gray Brand No
Alan Griffin Bruce No
Jill Hall Shortland No
Chris Hayes Fowler No
Ed Husic Chifley No
Stephen Jones Throsby No
Catherine King Ballarat No
Andrew Leigh Fraser No
Jenny Macklin Jagajaga No
Alannah Mactiernan Perth No
Richard Marles Corio No
Rob Mitchell McEwen No
Shayne Neumann Blair No
Brendan O'Connor Gorton No
Clare O'Neil Hotham No
Julie Owens Parramatta No
Melissa Parke Fremantle No
Tanya Plibersek Sydney No
Bernie Ripoll Oxley No
Amanda Rishworth Kingston No
Michelle Rowland Greenway No
Joanne Ryan Lalor No
Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith No
Kelvin Thomson Wills No
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell No
Tim Watts Gellibrand No
Tony Zappia Makin No
Mark Butler Port Adelaide Absent
Terri Butler Griffith Absent
Nick Champion Wakefield Absent
Pat Conroy Charlton Absent
Michael Danby Melbourne Ports Absent
Graham Perrett Moreton Absent
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong Absent
Warren Snowdon Lingiari Absent
Wayne Swan Lilley Absent
Natasha Griggs Solomon Country Liberal Party Yes
Bruce Scott Maranoa Deputy Speaker Yes
Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent No
Cathy McGowan Indi Independent Absent
Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party Absent
Liberal Party (93% turnout) 67 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
Mal Brough Fisher Yes
Scott Buchholz Wright Yes
Steven Ciobo Moncrieff Yes
Peter Dutton Dickson Yes
Paul Fletcher Bradfield Yes
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong Yes
Teresa Gambaro Brisbane Yes
Ian Goodenough Moore Yes
Andrew Hastie Canning Yes
Alex Hawke Mitchell Yes
Sarah Henderson Corangamite Yes
Peter Hendy Eden-Monaro Yes
Luke Howarth Petrie Yes
Eric Hutchinson Lyons Yes
Steve Irons Swan Yes
Dennis Jensen Tangney Yes
Ewen Jones Herbert Yes
Michael Keenan Stirling Yes
Craig Kelly Hughes Yes
Andrew Laming Bowman Yes
Craig Laundy Reid Yes
Sussan Ley Farrer Yes
Ian Macfarlane Groom Yes
Nola Marino Forrest Yes
Louise Markus Macquarie Yes
Russell Matheson Macarthur Yes
Karen McNamara Dobell Yes
Scott Morrison Cook Yes
Andrew Nikolic Bass Yes
Tony Pasin Barker Yes
Christian Porter Pearce Yes
Jane Prentice Ryan Yes
Melissa Price Durack Yes
Christopher Pyne Sturt Yes
Rowan Ramsey Grey Yes
Andrew Robb Goldstein Yes
Stuart Robert Fadden Yes
Wyatt Roy Longman Yes
Philip Ruddock Berowra Yes
Fiona Scott Lindsay Yes
Luke Simpkins Cowan Yes
Andrew Southcott Boothby Yes
Sharman Stone Murray Yes
Ann Sudmalis Gilmore Yes
Michael Sukkar Deakin Yes
Angus Taylor Hume Yes
Dan Tehan Wannon Yes
Alan Tudge Aston Yes
Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth Yes
Bert Van Manen Forde Yes
Nickolas Varvaris Barton Yes
Ross Vasta Bonner Yes
Brett Whiteley Braddon Yes
Lucy Wicks Robertson Yes
Matt Williams Hindmarsh Yes
Rick Wilson O'Connor Yes
Jason Wood La Trobe Yes
Ken Wyatt Hasluck Yes
Jamie Briggs Mayo Absent
David Coleman Banks Absent
Warren Entsch Leichhardt Absent
Greg Hunt Flinders Absent
Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins Absent
National Party (100% turnout) 14 Yes 0 No
Andrew Broad Mallee Yes
Darren Chester Gippsland Yes
George Christensen Dawson Yes
John Cobb Calare Yes
Mark Coulton Parkes Yes
David Gillespie Lyne Yes
Luke Hartsuyker Cowper Yes
Kevin Hogan Page Yes
Barnaby Joyce New England Yes
Michelle Landry Capricornia Yes
Michael McCormack Riverina Yes
Ken O'Dowd Flynn Yes
Keith Pitt Hinkler Yes
Warren Truss Wide Bay Yes
Clive Palmer Fairfax Palmer United Party Absent
Tony Smith Casey Speaker Absent
Totals (88% turnout) 83 Yes – 48 No