Summary

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The majority voted in favour of the motion to read this bill for a third time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law here. ) This means that the majority agree with the bill and that it will now be sent to the House of Representatives for them to consider whether they agree with the amendments agreed to in the Senate.

One senator, Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce, rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'no' in this division.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our FAQ Section. )

Background to the bill

This bill was introduced to repeal the Petroleum Retail Marketing Franchise Act 1980 and Petroleum Retail Marketing Sites Act 1980 and replace them with a mandatory industry code to regulate the industry.(Read more about the background to the bill in its bills digest (117 KB). More information, including its explanatory memorandum, is available here.)

References

Votes Passed by a modest majority

There was 1 rebellion in this division.

  • Barnaby Joyce voted No against the majority of the National Party.
Party Votes
Australian Democrats (100% turnout) 0 Yes 4 No
Lyn Allison Victoria No
Andrew Bartlett Queensland No
Andrew Murray WA No
Natasha Stott Despoja SA No
Australian Greens (100% turnout) 0 Yes 4 No
Bob Brown Tasmania No
Christine Milne Tasmania No
Kerry Nettle NSW No
Rachel Siewert WA No
Australian Labor Party (70% turnout) 19 Yes 0 No
Carol Brown Tasmania Yes
George Campbell NSW Yes
Kim Carr Victoria Yes
Trish Crossin NT Yes
Michael Forshaw NSW Yes
Annette Hurley SA Yes
Steve Hutchins NSW Yes
Linda Kirk SA Yes
Joe Ludwig Queensland Yes
Kate Lundy ACT Yes
Gavin Marshall Victoria Yes
Jan McLucas Queensland Yes
Claire Moore Queensland Yes
Kerry O'Brien Tasmania Yes
Helen Polley Tasmania Yes
Ursula Stephens NSW Yes
Glenn Sterle WA Yes
Ruth Webber WA Yes
Dana Wortley SA Yes
Mark Bishop WA Absent
Stephen Conroy Victoria Absent
Chris Evans WA Absent
John Faulkner NSW Absent
Anne McEwen SA Absent
Robert Ray Victoria Absent
Nick Sherry Tasmania Absent
Penny Wong SA Absent
Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party Yes
John Hogg Queensland Deputy President Yes
Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party Absent
Liberal Party (63% turnout) 20 Yes 0 No
Judith Adams WA Yes
Guy Barnett Tasmania Yes
Cory Bernardi SA Yes
George Brandis Queensland Yes
Grant Chapman SA Yes
Alan Eggleston WA Yes
Chris Ellison WA Yes
Alan Ferguson SA Yes
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW Yes
Mitch Fifield Victoria Yes
Gary Humphries ACT Yes
Ross Lightfoot WA Yes
Brett Mason Queensland Yes
Stephen Parry Tasmania Yes
Kay Patterson Victoria Yes
Marise Payne NSW Yes
Michael Ronaldson Victoria Yes
Judith Troeth Victoria Yes
Russell Trood Queensland Yes
John Watson Tasmania Yes
Eric Abetz Tasmania Absent
Ian Campbell WA Absent
Richard Colbeck Tasmania Absent
Helen Coonan NSW Absent
Jeannie Ferris SA Absent
Bill Heffernan NSW Absent
David Johnston WA Absent
Rod Kemp Victoria Absent
Ian Macdonald Queensland Absent
Nick Minchin SA Absent
Santo Santoro Queensland Absent
Amanda Vanstone SA Absent
National Party (60% turnout) 2 Yes 1 No
Julian McGauran Victoria Yes
Fiona Nash NSW Yes
Barnaby Joyce Queensland No
Ron Boswell Queensland Absent
Sandy Macdonald NSW Absent
Paul Calvert Tasmania President Yes
Totals (70% turnout) 44 Yes – 9 No