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The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Liberal Senator Eric Abetz "That the report of the committee be adopted."

By passing this motion, the Senate ended its consideration of the House of Representatives' message.

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.)

Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum and bills digest, here.

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Votes Passed by a small majority

There was 1 rebellion in this division.

  • Barnaby Joyce voted No against the majority of the National Party.
Party Votes
Australian Democrats (75% turnout) 0 Yes 3 No
Lyn Allison Victoria No
Andrew Bartlett Queensland No
Andrew Murray WA No
Natasha Stott Despoja SA Absent
Australian Greens (75% turnout) 0 Yes 3 No
Christine Milne Tasmania No
Kerry Nettle NSW No
Rachel Siewert WA No
Bob Brown Tasmania Absent
Australian Labor Party (81% turnout) 0 Yes 22 No
Carol Brown Tasmania No
George Campbell NSW No
Kim Carr Victoria No
Stephen Conroy Victoria No
Trish Crossin NT No
Michael Forshaw NSW No
Annette Hurley SA No
Steve Hutchins NSW No
Linda Kirk SA No
Joe Ludwig Queensland No
Kate Lundy ACT No
Anne McEwen SA No
Jan McLucas Queensland No
Claire Moore Queensland No
Kerry O'Brien Tasmania No
Helen Polley Tasmania No
Robert Ray Victoria No
Ursula Stephens NSW No
Glenn Sterle WA No
Ruth Webber WA No
Penny Wong SA No
Dana Wortley SA No
Mark Bishop WA Absent
Chris Evans WA Absent
John Faulkner NSW Absent
Gavin Marshall Victoria Absent
Nick Sherry Tasmania Absent
Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party Yes
John Hogg Queensland Deputy President No
Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party Yes
Liberal Party (78% turnout) 25 Yes 0 No
Eric Abetz Tasmania Yes
Judith Adams WA Yes
Guy Barnett Tasmania Yes
George Brandis Queensland Yes
Grant Chapman SA Yes
Richard Colbeck Tasmania Yes
Helen Coonan NSW Yes
Alan Eggleston WA Yes
Chris Ellison WA Yes
Alan Ferguson SA Yes
Jeannie Ferris SA Yes
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW Yes
Bill Heffernan NSW Yes
David Johnston WA Yes
Ross Lightfoot WA Yes
Ian Macdonald Queensland Yes
Brett Mason Queensland Yes
Nick Minchin SA Yes
Stephen Parry Tasmania Yes
Kay Patterson Victoria Yes
Michael Ronaldson Victoria Yes
Santo Santoro Queensland Yes
Judith Troeth Victoria Yes
Russell Trood Queensland Yes
John Watson Tasmania Yes
Cory Bernardi SA Absent
Ian Campbell WA Absent
Mitch Fifield Victoria Absent
Gary Humphries ACT Absent
Rod Kemp Victoria Absent
Marise Payne NSW Absent
Amanda Vanstone SA Absent
National Party (100% turnout) 4 Yes 1 No
Ron Boswell Queensland Yes
Sandy Macdonald NSW Yes
Julian McGauran Victoria Yes
Fiona Nash NSW Yes
Barnaby Joyce Queensland No
Paul Calvert Tasmania President Yes
Totals (82% turnout) 32 Yes – 30 No