13th Nov 2023, 6:13 PM – Representatives Motions - Mcbride, Mr David - Let a vote happen
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. This means that other vote cannot happen.
Motion text
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Brisbane from moving the following motion:
That the House:
(1) notes with very real concern that the criminal trial of whistleblower David McBride has commenced today and that this brave and principled Australian faces the very real prospect of jail for telling the public the truth about potential war crimes committed by the Australian Defence Forces in Afghanistan; and
(2) calls on the Attorney-General to urgently use his powers under the Judiciary Act to end this prosecution and by doing so provide a clear message to whistleblowers around the country that the truth matters to the Australian Government.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (75% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | Yes | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | Yes | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | Yes | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (48% turnout) | 0 Yes – 37 No | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | No | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | No | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | No | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | No | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | No | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | No | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | No | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | No | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | No | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | No | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | No | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | No | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | No | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | No | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | No | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | No | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | No | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | No | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | No | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | No | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | No | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | No | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | No | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | No | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | No | |
| David Smith Bean | No | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | No | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | No | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Absent | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Absent | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Absent | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Absent | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | Absent | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Absent | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Absent | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | Absent | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Absent | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Absent | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Absent | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Absent | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | Absent | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Absent | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Absent | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Absent | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Absent | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Absent | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Absent | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Absent | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Absent | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | Absent | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | Absent | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Absent | |
| Peta Murphy Dunkley | Absent | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | Absent | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Absent | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Absent | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | Absent | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Absent | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Absent | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Absent | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | Absent | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Absent | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Absent | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Yes | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Absent | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | Yes | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | Yes | |
| Helen Haines Indi 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 Gee Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | Absent | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (11% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | No | |
| 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 Willcox Dawson | Absent | |
| Terry Young Longman | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (15% turnout) | 0 Yes – 5 No | |
| David Coleman Banks | No | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Absent | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | Absent | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash | Absent | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Absent | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Absent | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Absent | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Absent | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Absent | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Absent | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Absent | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | 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 | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Absent | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | Absent | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Absent | |
| National Party (0% turnout) | Absent | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | Absent | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Absent | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | Absent | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | 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 (36% turnout) | 12 Yes – 43 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.