4th Dec 2017, 4:49 PM – Representatives Resolutions of the Senate - Asylum Seekers - Agree with the consideration of Senate message
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of an amendment introduced by Melbourne MP Adam Bandt's amendment:
That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: "the resolution of the Senate be agreed to".
The original motion was:
That the House does not concur with the resolution of the Senate.
Resolution of the Senate
The Senate transmits to the House of Representatives the following resolution which was agreed to by the Senate on 29 November 2017:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) the New Zealand Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, has continued to pressure Australia to accept New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 refugees who are currently in offshore detention;
(ii) New Zealand will begin work to expedite processing refugees if, and when, the offer is accepted; and
(iii) Prime Minister Ardern stated 'We made the offer because we saw a great need. No matter what label you put on it there is absolute need and there is harm being done'; and
(b) calls on the Government to accept New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 refugees and negotiate conditions similar to the United States refugee resettlement agreement.
The Senate requests the concurrence of the House of Representatives in this resolution.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
Party | Votes | |
---|---|---|
Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Yes | |
Australian Labor Party (100% turnout) | 69 Yes – 0 No | |
Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
Gai Brodtmann Canberra | Yes | |
Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
Linda Burney Barton | 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 Shortland | Yes | |
Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Yes | |
Milton Dick Oxley | Yes | |
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
David Feeney Batman | Yes | |
Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Yes | |
Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
Tim Hammond Perth | Yes | |
Ross Hart Bass | Yes | |
Chris Hayes Fowler | Yes | |
Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
Emma Husar Lindsay | Yes | |
Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
Stephen Jones Whitlam | Yes | |
Justine Keay Braddon | Yes | |
Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
Matt Keogh Burt | Yes | |
Peter Khalil Wills | Yes | |
Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
Madeleine King Brand | Yes | |
Susan Lamb Longman | Yes | |
Andrew Leigh Fenner | Yes | |
Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Yes | |
Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
Emma McBride Dobell | Yes | |
Brian Mitchell Lyons | Yes | |
Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
Clare O'Neil Hotham | Yes | |
Cathy O'Toole Herbert | Yes | |
Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
Michelle Rowland Greenway | Yes | |
Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
Meryl Swanson Paterson | Yes | |
Susan Templeman Macquarie | Yes | |
Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
Josh Wilson Fremantle | Yes | |
Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
Cathy McGowan Indi Independent | Yes | |
Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | Yes | |
Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | No | |
Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
Liberal Party (97% turnout) | 0 Yes – 56 No | |
Tony Abbott Warringah | No | |
Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
Julia Banks Chisholm | No | |
Julie Bishop Curtin | No | |
Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
David Coleman Banks | No | |
Chris Crewther Dunkley | No | |
Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
Trevor Evans Brisbane | No | |
Jason Falinski Mackellar | No | |
Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
Nicolle Flint Boothby | No | |
Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | No | |
Ian Goodenough Moore | No | |
Andrew Hastie Canning | No | |
Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
Sarah Henderson Corangamite | No | |
Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
Greg Hunt Flinders | No | |
Steve Irons Swan | No | |
Michael Keenan Stirling | No | |
Craig Kelly Hughes | No | |
Andrew Laming Bowman | No | |
Craig Laundy Reid | No | |
Julian Leeser Berowra | No | |
Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
John McVeigh Groom | No | |
Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
Ben Morton Tangney | No | |
Ted O'Brien Fairfax | 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 | |
Stuart Robert Fadden | 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 | |
Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
Andrew Wallace Fisher | No | |
Lucy Wicks Robertson | No | |
Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
Tim Wilson Goldstein | No | |
Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
Ken Wyatt Hasluck | No | |
Trent Zimmerman North Sydney | No | |
Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Absent | |
Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
National Party (93% turnout) | 0 Yes – 14 No | |
Andrew Broad Mallee | No | |
Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
George Christensen Dawson | No | |
Damian Drum Murray | No | |
Andrew Gee Calare | No | |
David Gillespie Lyne | No | |
Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
Kevin Hogan Page | No | |
Michelle Landry Capricornia | No | |
David Littleproud Maranoa | No | |
Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | No | |
Ken O'Dowd Flynn | No | |
Keith Pitt Hinkler | No | |
Barnaby Joyce New England | Absent | |
Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Nick Xenophon Team | Yes | |
Tony Smith Casey Speaker | Absent | |
Totals (97% turnout) | 73 Yes – 73 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.