7th Sep 2023, 12:09 PM – Representatives Motions - Standing and Sessional Orders - Let another vote take place
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion to suspend the usual procedural rules - known as standing orders - in order to let another vote take place.
Motion text
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Melbourne from moving the following motion immediately—
That standing order 104(a) be amended to read: An answer must directly answer the question.
Text of standing order 104
104 Answers
(a) An answer must be directly relevant to the question.
(b) A point of order regarding relevance may be taken only once in respect of each answer.
(c) The duration of each answer is limited to 3 minutes.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| 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 (65% turnout) | 0 Yes – 50 No | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | No | |
| Linda Burney Barton | No | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | No | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | No | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | No | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | No | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | No | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | No | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | No | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | No | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | No | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | No | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | No | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | No | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | No | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | No | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | No | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | No | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | No | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | No | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | No | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | No | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | No | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | No | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | No | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | No | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | No | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | No | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | No | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | No | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | No | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | No | |
| David Smith Bean | No | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | No | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | No | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | No | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | No | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | No | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | No | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Absent | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Absent | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Absent | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | Absent | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Absent | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Absent | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Absent | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | 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 | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Absent | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | Absent | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Absent | |
| Peta Murphy Dunkley | Absent | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Absent | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Absent | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| 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 | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | Absent | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | Absent | |
| Cameron Caldwell Fadden | Absent | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | Absent | |
| Henry Pike Bowman | Absent | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | Absent | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | Absent | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | Absent | |
| Terry Young Longman | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Absent | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | Absent | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash | Absent | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Absent | |
| David Coleman Banks | Absent | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Absent | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Absent | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Absent | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Absent | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Absent | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Absent | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Absent | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Absent | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Absent | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | Absent | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Absent | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Absent | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | Absent | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | Absent | |
| Melissa Price Durack | Absent | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Absent | |
| James Stevens Sturt | Absent | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | Absent | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | Absent | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Absent | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Absent | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Absent | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | Absent | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | Absent | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Absent | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | Absent | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Absent | |
| National Party (8% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | Absent | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Absent | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | Absent | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | Absent | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | Absent | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Absent | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Absent | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Absent | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Absent | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Absent | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | Absent | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (44% turnout) | 16 Yes – 51 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.