16th Sep 2008, 3:44 PM – Senate United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
This division is yet to be summarised. Believe it or not there is no easy to understand explanation of every vote in our parliament. If you’d like to know more about this division, reading the preceding debate may be helpful. You can help everybody by improving this resource—provide a summary of what was voted on in this division.
Votes Not passed by a large majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 5 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Scott Ludlam WA | Yes | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (71% turnout) | 0 Yes – 22 No | |
| Mark Arbib NSW | No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | No | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| David Feeney Victoria | No | |
| Mark Furner Queensland | No | |
| Annette Hurley SA | No | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | No | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
| Anne McEwen SA | No | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Louise Pratt WA | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Dana Wortley SA | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Absent | |
| Chris Evans WA | Absent | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Absent | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | Absent | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | Absent | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | Absent | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| Alan Ferguson SA Deputy President | No | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Independent | No | |
| Liberal Party (83% turnout) | 0 Yes – 25 No | |
| Judith Adams WA | No | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | No | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | No | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | No | |
| Chris Ellison WA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Mary Fisher SA | No | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Helen Kroger Victoria | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | No | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | No | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | No | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Absent | |
| National Party (80% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | No | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| John Williams NSW | No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | Absent | |
| John Hogg Queensland President | Absent | |
| Totals (79% turnout) | 5 Yes – 55 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.