4th Apr 2019, 6:17 PM – Representatives Resolutions of the Senate - Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission - Concur with Senate resolution
Summary
EditThe majority voted against an amendment to the motion "That the House of Representatives does not concur in the resolution of the Senate."
Amended motion text
That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words—
"the House concurs in the resolution of the Senate".
Senate resolution
The Senate transmits to the House of Representatives the following resolution which was agreed to by the Senate this day:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) the Murray-Darling Royal Commission recommended that future water recovery for the environment, including the 450 GL, should be purchased through buyback, which requires repeal of the 1,500 GL cap on buybacks in section 85C of the Water Act 2007; and
(ii) the future environmental health of the Murray-Darling Basin relies on additional water recovery; and
(b) calls on the Federal Government to support the urgent repeal of the 1,500 GL limit on Commonwealth water purchases.
The Senate requests the concurrence of the House of Representatives in this resolution.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (96% turnout) | 66 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 | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | Yes | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Yes | |
| Milton Dick Oxley | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | Yes | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
| Ross Hart Bass | Yes | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Yes | |
| Ged Kearney Batman | 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 | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Absent | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Absent | |
| Emma Husar Lindsay | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Yes | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | Yes | |
| Julia Banks Chisholm Independent | Absent | |
| Cathy McGowan Indi Independent | Absent | |
| Kerryn Phelps Wentworth Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 57 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | No | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| David Coleman Banks | No | |
| Chris Crewther Dunkley | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 15 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 | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | 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 | |
| Tony Smith Casey Speaker | No | |
| Totals (95% turnout) | 69 Yes – 74 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.