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The majority voted against a motion to reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation, which means the motion failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) the Renewable Energy Target Scheme allows renewable energy certificates to be generated from the installation of solar hot water and heat pumps, even though these are energy efficiency measures and not renewable energy generators,

(ii) this, as predicted by the industry and the Australia Greens, has collapsed the price, and

(iii) many hundreds of jobs are at risk in the coming months, unless the problem is fixed; and

(b) calls on the Government to immediately reintroduce Renewable Energy Electricity legislation to address the problem by making the credits from these technologies additional to the renewable energy target.

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
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania No
Mark Bishop WA No
Carol Brown Tasmania No
Doug Cameron NSW No
Kim Carr Victoria No
Jacinta Collins Victoria No
Trish Crossin NT No
Don Farrell SA No
David Feeney Victoria No
Michael Forshaw NSW No
Mark Furner Queensland 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
Kerry O'Brien Tasmania No
Helen Polley Tasmania No
Louise Pratt WA No
Glenn Sterle WA No
Dana Wortley SA No
Mark Arbib NSW Absent
Stephen Conroy Victoria Absent
Chris Evans WA Absent
John Faulkner NSW Absent
Annette Hurley SA Absent
Claire Moore Queensland Absent
Nick Sherry Tasmania Absent
Ursula Stephens NSW Absent
Penny Wong SA Absent
Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party Absent
Alan Ferguson SA Deputy President No
Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party No
Nick Xenophon SA Independent Yes
Liberal Party (40% turnout) 0 Yes 12 No
Christopher Back WA No
Cory Bernardi SA No
Simon Birmingham SA No
Richard Colbeck Tasmania No
Mathias Cormann WA No
Mary Fisher SA No
Helen Kroger Victoria No
Ian Macdonald Queensland No
Stephen Parry Tasmania No
Scott Ryan Victoria No
Judith Troeth Victoria No
Russell Trood Queensland No
Eric Abetz Tasmania Absent
Judith Adams WA Absent
Guy Barnett Tasmania Absent
Sue Boyce Queensland Absent
George Brandis Queensland Absent
David Bushby Tasmania Absent
Michaelia Cash WA Absent
Helen Coonan NSW Absent
Alan Eggleston WA Absent
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW Absent
Mitch Fifield Victoria Absent
Bill Heffernan NSW Absent
Gary Humphries ACT Absent
David Johnston WA Absent
Brett Mason Queensland Absent
Nick Minchin SA Absent
Marise Payne NSW Absent
Michael Ronaldson Victoria Absent
National Party (60% turnout) 0 Yes 3 No
Ron Boswell Queensland No
Fiona Nash NSW No
John Williams NSW No
Barnaby Joyce Queensland Absent
Julian McGauran Victoria Absent
John Hogg Queensland President Absent
Totals (59% turnout) 6 Yes – 39 No