Division Description Changes — Motions — Prime Minister — 7th Nov 2016

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  • Motions — Prime Minister
  • Motions - Prime Minister - Stop MP Burke from talking

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Tony Burke</p>
  • <p>I second it. They kept it secret because they wanted his vote. They rorted his office because they wanted his vote&#8212;</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of stopping Labor MP Tony Burke from speaking any more. This is known as a gagging motion.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Member be no longer heard.*
  • <p>The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Leader of the House has the call.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Christopher Pyne</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p>That the Member be no longer heard.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Tony Smith</p>
  • <p>The question is that the member be no longer heard.</p>