Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Passed by a modest majority
8 rebellions 97% attendance
Division last edited 4th Aug 2023 by mackay staff
The majority voted in favour of a motion to pass the bill in the House of Representatives. In other words, they voted to read it for a third time. The bill will now be sent to the Senate where our senators will vote on it.
The Liberal Party and Liberal National Party were split on this bill, with MPs voting both ways.
Note that this bill does not create the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (known as 'the Voice') and nor does it amend the Constitution at all. Instead, it allows the Government to put these matters to the Australian people through a referendum.
According to the bills digest summary:
- The purpose of the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 (the Bill) is to amend the Constitution to:
recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia
establish an advisory body known as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (the Voice)
provide that the Voice may make representations to Parliament and the Executive on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and
give Parliament the power to pass legislation with respect to matters related to the Voice.
- The Bill, as a proposed law to alter the Constitution, must not only be passed by Parliament but must also then be voted on by the electors of Australia at a referendum.
- There is a long history of advocacy and support for recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within Australia’s Constitution. This Bill responds to the invitation extended in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Some of the key issues addressed in the bills digest include whether:
There were 8 rebellions in this division.
Party | Votes | |
---|---|---|
Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
Adam Bandt Melbourne | Yes | |
Stephen Bates Brisbane | Yes | |
Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | Yes | |
Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | Yes | |
Australian Labor Party (99% turnout) | 76 Yes – 0 No | |
Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | Yes | |
Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
Matt Burnell Spence | Yes | |
Linda Burney Barton | Yes | |
Josh Burns Macnamara | Yes | |
Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Yes | |
Alison Byrnes Cunningham | Yes | |
Jim Chalmers Rankin | Yes | |
Andrew Charlton Parramatta | Yes | |
Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
Libby Coker Corangamite | Yes | |
Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
Pat Conroy Shortland | Yes | |
Mary Doyle Aston | Yes | |
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
Cassandra Fernando Holt | Yes | |
Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
Carina Garland Chisholm | Yes | |
Steve Georganas Adelaide | Yes | |
Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
Patrick Gorman Perth | Yes | |
Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
Stephen Jones Whitlam | Yes | |
Ged Kearney Cooper | Yes | |
Matt Keogh Burt | Yes | |
Peter Khalil Wills | Yes | |
Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
Tania Lawrence Hasluck | Yes | |
Jerome Laxale Bennelong | Yes | |
Andrew Leigh Fenner | Yes | |
Sam Lim Tangney | Yes | |
Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | Yes | |
Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
Emma McBride Dobell | Yes | |
Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | Yes | |
Brian Mitchell Lyons | Yes | |
Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
Daniel Mulino Fraser | Yes | |
Peta Murphy Dunkley | Yes | |
Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
Clare O'Neil Hotham | Yes | |
Alicia Payne Canberra | Yes | |
Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
Fiona Phillips Gilmore | Yes | |
Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
Sam Rae Hawke | Yes | |
Gordon Reid Robertson | Yes | |
Dan Repacholi Hunter | Yes | |
Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
Tracey Roberts Pearce | Yes | |
Michelle Rowland Greenway | Yes | |
Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | Yes | |
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
Sally Sitou Reid | Yes | |
David Smith Bean | Yes | |
Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
Meryl Swanson Paterson | Yes | |
Susan Templeman Macquarie | Yes | |
Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | Yes | |
Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
Anika Wells Lilley | Yes | |
Josh Wilson Fremantle | Yes | |
Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
Madeleine King Brand | Absent | |
Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Yes | |
Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Yes | |
Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
Andrew Gee Calare Independent | Yes | |
Helen Haines Indi Independent | Yes | |
Dai Le Fowler Independent | Yes | |
Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | Yes | |
Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Yes | |
Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | Yes | |
Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | Yes | |
Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Yes | |
Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Yes | |
Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 6 No | |
Angie Bell Moncrieff | Yes | |
Phillip Thompson Herbert | Yes | |
Colin Boyce Flynn | No | |
Garth Hamilton Groom | No | |
Henry Pike Bowman | No | |
Andrew Wallace Fisher | No | |
Andrew Willcox Dawson | No | |
Terry Young Longman | No | |
Liberal Party (97% turnout) | 27 Yes – 6 No | |
Karen Andrews McPherson | Yes | |
Bridget Archer Bass | Yes | |
David Coleman Banks | Yes | |
Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Yes | |
Andrew Hastie Canning | Yes | |
Julian Leeser Berowra | Yes | |
Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Yes | |
Zoe McKenzie Flinders | Yes | |
Scott Morrison Cook | Yes | |
Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Yes | |
Gavin Pearce Braddon | Yes | |
Melissa Price Durack | Yes | |
Rowan Ramsey Grey | Yes | |
James Stevens Sturt | Yes | |
Michael Sukkar Deakin | Yes | |
Angus Taylor Hume | Yes | |
Dan Tehan Wannon | Yes | |
Bert Van Manen Forde | Yes | |
Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
Aaron Violi Casey | Yes | |
Jenny Ware Hughes | Yes | |
Keith Wolahan Menzies | Yes | |
Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
Ian Goodenough Moore | No | |
Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
Tony Pasin Barker | No | |
Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
Russell Broadbent Monash | Absent | |
National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 12 No | |
Sam Birrell Nicholls | No | |
Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
Pat Conaghan Cowper | No | |
David Gillespie Lyne | 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 | |
Keith Pitt Hinkler | No | |
Anne Webster Mallee | No | |
Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
Totals (97% turnout) | 121 Yes – 25 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.