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senate vote 2011-07-05#5 Edited by system on 2014-10-07 16:20:27	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young]. This means that the motion is rejected. ~~The motion was:~~ ~~''That the Senate-''~~ ~~''(a) notes that:''~~ ''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''(Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here]. ) ''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''(See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.) ~~''(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and''~~ ~~''(c) calls on the Government to support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality marriage equality] for all Australian citizens.''~~ ~~References~~ The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate). This means that the motion is rejected. The motion was: _That the Senate-_ _(a) notes that:_ _(i) the [New York State Congress](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature) has legislated for marriage equality, and_(Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York). ) _(ii) in doing so, [New York](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York) has joined the following states of the United States of America, [Massachusetts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts), [California](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California), [Connecticut](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut), [Iowa](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa), [Vermont](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont), [Washington DC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC) and [New Hampshire](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire), along with more than 10 other nations;_(See [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage) for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.) _(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and_ _(c) calls on the Government to support [marriage equality](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality) for all Australian citizens._ References
senate vote 2011-07-05#5 Edited by system on 2014-10-07 16:16:41	Title Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young]. This means that the motion is rejected. The motion was: ''That the Senate-'' ''(a) notes that:'' ''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''[1] ''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''(Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here]. ) ''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''[2] ''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''(See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.) ''(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and'' ''(c) calls on the Government to support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality marriage equality] for all Australian citizens.'' References * [1] Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here]. * [2] See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.
senate vote 2011-07-05#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-03-13 15:31:58	Title ~~Motions - Same-Sex Relationships~~ Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Support marriage equality Description The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young]. This means that the motion is rejected. The motion was: ''That the Senate-'' ''(a) notes that:'' ''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''[1] ''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''[2] ''(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and'' ''(c) calls on the Government to support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality marriage equality] for all Australian citizens.'' References * [1] Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here]. * [2] See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world. * [2] See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.
senate vote 2011-07-05#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2014-03-13 15:31:03	Title ~~Motions — Same-Sex Relationships~~ Motions - Same-Sex Relationships Description ~~<p class="speaker">Sarah Hanson-Young</p>~~ ~~<p>I move:</p>~~ <p class="italic">That the Senate—</p> ~~<p class="italic">(a)   notes that:</p>~~ <p class="italic">(i)   the New York State Congress has legislated for marriage equality, and</p> <p class="italic">(ii)   in doing so, New York has joined the following states of the United States of America, Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, Washington DC and New Hampshire, along with more than 10 other nations;</p> <p class="italic">(b)   recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and</p> <p class="italic">(c)   calls on the Government to support marriage equality for all Australian citizens.</p> ~~<p>Question put.</p>~~ ~~<p>The Senate divided. [16:50]</p>~~ ~~<p>(The PRESIDENT—Senator Hogg)</p>~~ ~~<p>Question negatived.</p>~~ The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young]. This means that the motion is rejected. The motion was: ''That the Senate-'' ''(a) notes that:'' ''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''[1] ''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''[2] ''(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and'' ''(c) calls on the Government to support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality marriage equality] for all Australian citizens.'' References * [1] Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here]. * [2] See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.

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senate vote 2011-07-05#5

Edited by system

on 2014-10-07 16:20:27

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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young]. This means that the motion is rejected.
~~The motion was:~~
~~''That the Senate-''~~
~~''(a) notes that:''~~
''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''(Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here]. )
''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''(See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.)
~~''(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and''~~
~~''(c) calls on the Government to support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality marriage equality] for all Australian citizens.''~~
~~References~~
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1) introduced by Greens Senator [Sarah Hanson-Young](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate). This means that the motion is rejected.
The motion was:
_That the Senate-_
_(a) notes that:_
_(i) the [New York State Congress](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature) has legislated for marriage equality, and_(Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York). )
_(ii) in doing so, [New York](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York) has joined the following states of the United States of America, [Massachusetts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts), [California](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California), [Connecticut](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut), [Iowa](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa), [Vermont](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont), [Washington DC](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC) and [New Hampshire](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire), along with more than 10 other nations;_(See [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage) for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.)
_(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and_
_(c) calls on the Government to support [marriage equality](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality) for all Australian citizens._
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senate vote 2011-07-05#5

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on 2014-10-07 16:16:41

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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young]. This means that the motion is rejected.
The motion was:
''That the Senate-''
''(a) notes that:''
''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''[1]
''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''(Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here]. )
''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''[2]
''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''(See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.)
''(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and''
''(c) calls on the Government to support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality marriage equality] for all Australian citizens.''
References
* [1] Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here].
* [2] See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.

senate vote 2011-07-05#5

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on 2014-03-13 15:31:58

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~~Motions - Same-Sex Relationships~~
Motions - Same-Sex Relationships - Support marriage equality

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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young]. This means that the motion is rejected.
The motion was:
''That the Senate-''
''(a) notes that:''
''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''[1]
''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''[2]
''(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and''
''(c) calls on the Government to support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality marriage equality] for all Australian citizens.''
References
* [1] Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here].
* [2] See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.
* [2] See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.

senate vote 2011-07-05#5

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on 2014-03-13 15:31:03

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~~Motions — Same-Sex Relationships~~
Motions - Same-Sex Relationships

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~~Sarah Hanson-Young~~
~~I move:~~
That the Senate—
~~(a)   notes that:~~
(i)   the New York State Congress has legislated for marriage equality, and
(ii)   in doing so, New York has joined the following states of the United States of America, Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, Washington DC and New Hampshire, along with more than 10 other nations;
(b)   recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and
(c)   calls on the Government to support marriage equality for all Australian citizens.
~~Question put.~~
~~The Senate divided. [16:50]~~
~~(The PRESIDENT—Senator Hogg)~~
~~Question negatived.~~
The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-07-05.95.1 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Sarah_Hanson-Young&mpc=Senate&house=senate Sarah Hanson-Young]. This means that the motion is rejected.
The motion was:
''That the Senate-''
''(a) notes that:''
''(i) the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature New York State Congress] has legislated for marriage equality, and''[1]
''(ii) in doing so, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York] has joined the following states of the United States of America, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC Washington DC] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], along with more than 10 other nations;''[2]
''(b) recognises that Australia is one of only a few democratic nations that does not provide same-sex couples with equal marriage rights; and''
''(c) calls on the Government to support [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_equality marriage equality] for all Australian citizens.''
References
* [1] Read more about same-sex marriage in New York [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_York here].
* [2] See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_same-sex_marriage here] for more information about the legal status of same-sex marriage around the world.