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30th Dec 2021
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Postpone vote
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
2nd Dec 2021, 11:40 AM – Representatives Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021 - Consideration of Senate Message - Consider amendments immediately
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion that the amendments be considered immediately.
What is the bill's main idea?
According to the bill homepage, the bill:
Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to reduce from $500,000 to $100,000 the threshold for electoral expenditure that can be incurred by an individual or organisation before they are required to register as a political campaigner.
More detail is included in the bills digest, which is produced by the parliamentary library and is a useful nonpartisan document.
Votes Passed by a large majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (24% turnout) | 16 Yes – 0 No | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Yes | |
| Nick Champion Spence | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | Yes | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Absent | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Absent | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Absent | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | Absent | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Absent | |
| Terri Butler Griffith | Absent | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Absent | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Absent | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Absent | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Absent | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Absent | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley | Absent | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Absent | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Absent | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Absent | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | Absent | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | Absent | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Absent | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Absent | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Absent | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Absent | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | Absent | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Absent | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Absent | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Absent | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Absent | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | Absent | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Absent | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Absent | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | Absent | |
| Peta Murphy Dunkley | Absent | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Absent | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Absent | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | Absent | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Absent | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | Absent | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Absent | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Absent | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| David Smith Bean | Absent | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | Absent | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Absent | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | Absent | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | Absent | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Absent | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | No | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | No | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 5 Yes – 0 No | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | Yes | |
| Julian Simmonds Ryan | Yes | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | Yes | |
| Terry Young Longman | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (48% turnout) | 26 Yes – 0 No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | Yes | |
| Katie Allen Higgins | Yes | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Yes | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | Yes | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Yes | |
| Trevor Evans Brisbane | Yes | |
| Nicolle Flint Boothby | Yes | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Yes | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Yes | |
| Gladys Liu Chisholm | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| Fiona Martin Reid | Yes | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Yes | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Yes | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | Yes | |
| Christian Porter Pearce | Yes | |
| Melissa Price Durack | Yes | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Yes | |
| Dave Sharma Wentworth | Yes | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Yes | |
| James Stevens Sturt | Yes | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Yes | |
| Lucy Wicks Robertson | Yes | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Yes | |
| Tim Wilson Goldstein | Yes | |
| Trent Zimmerman North Sydney | Yes | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Absent | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash | Absent | |
| David Coleman Banks | Absent | |
| Vince Connelly Stirling | Absent | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
| Jason Falinski Mackellar | Absent | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Absent | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | Absent | |
| Celia Hammond Curtin | Absent | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Absent | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Absent | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Absent | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Absent | |
| Steve Irons Swan | Absent | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Absent | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Absent | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Absent | |
| Ben Morton Tangney | Absent | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | Absent | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | Absent | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | Absent | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | Absent | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Absent | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | Absent | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Absent | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Absent | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | Absent | |
| National Party (53% turnout) | 8 Yes – 0 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Yes | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | Yes | |
| Damian Drum Nicholls | Yes | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | Yes | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | Yes | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Yes | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Yes | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | Yes | |
| George Christensen Dawson | Absent | |
| Andrew Gee Calare | Absent | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | Absent | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Absent | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Absent | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | Absent | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Absent | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher Speaker | Absent | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes United Australia Party | Absent | |
| Totals (40% turnout) | 55 Yes – 5 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.