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21st Oct 2016
Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Speed things along
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 94% attendance
20th Oct 2016, 1:17 PM – Representatives Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Summary
EditThe majority voted to agree with the bill's main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to give the bill a second reading.
The House will now discuss the bill in more detail before deciding whether to pass it or not.
What is the bill's main idea?
The purpose of this bill is to make it possible for the government to hold a national plebiscite to ask Australians "Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?"
What is a national plebiscite?
The bills digest explains that:
a national plebiscite is a vote by citizens on any subject of national significance but which does not affect the Constitution. Plebiscites are normally advisory and do not compel a government to act on the outcome. There have only been three national plebiscites—two on conscription during World War I (both defeated) and one on the choice of a National Song in 1977.
Why don't some supporters of marriage equality support this bill?
Several parties and independents oppose this bill for two main reasons: cost and concern that a plebiscite could harm members of the LGBTI community.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (94% turnout) | 0 Yes – 65 No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | No | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | No | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | No | |
| Gai Brodtmann Canberra | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Linda Burney Barton | No | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | No | |
| Terri Butler Griffith | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | No | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | No | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | No | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | No | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | No | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | No | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | No | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | No | |
| Milton Dick Oxley | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | No | |
| David Feeney Batman | No | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | No | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | No | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | No | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | No | |
| Tim Hammond Perth | No | |
| Ross Hart Bass | No | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | No | |
| Emma Husar Lindsay | No | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | No | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | No | |
| Justine Keay Braddon | No | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | No | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | No | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | No | |
| Madeleine King Brand | No | |
| Susan Lamb Longman | No | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | No | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | No | |
| Richard Marles Corio | No | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | No | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | No | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Cathy O'Toole Herbert | No | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | No | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | No | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | No | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | No | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | No | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | No | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | No | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | No | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Absent | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Absent | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Yes | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Yes | |
| Cathy McGowan Indi Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (98% turnout) | 58 Yes – 0 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Yes | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | Yes | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Yes | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Yes | |
| Julia Banks Chisholm | Yes | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| David Coleman Banks | Yes | |
| Chris Crewther Dunkley | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Trevor Evans Brisbane | Yes | |
| Jason Falinski Mackellar | Yes | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Yes | |
| Nicolle Flint Boothby | Yes | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | Yes | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Yes | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| Sarah Henderson Corangamite | Yes | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Steve Irons Swan | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Craig Laundy Reid | Yes | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| John McVeigh Groom | Yes | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Yes | |
| Ben Morton Tangney | Yes | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Yes | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins | 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 | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | 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 | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | Yes | |
| Lucy Wicks Robertson | Yes | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Yes | |
| Tim Wilson Goldstein | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | Yes | |
| Trent Zimmerman North Sydney | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 15 Yes – 0 No | |
| Andrew Broad Mallee | Yes | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Yes | |
| George Christensen Dawson | Yes | |
| Damian Drum Murray | Yes | |
| Andrew Gee Calare | Yes | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | Yes | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | Yes | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | Yes | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | Yes | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Yes | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Yes | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Yes | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | Yes | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Yes | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Nick Xenophon Team | No | |
| Tony Smith Casey Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (95% turnout) | 77 Yes – 67 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.