Summary

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The majority voted against a motion introduced by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young. This means that the motion is rejected.

The motion was:

That the Senate-

(a)   notes the recent motion passed by the Tasmanian Parliament regarding same-sex marriage that stated that the House:(Read about that vote here. Read more about same-sex marriage recognition is Australia here.)

(i)   supports marriage equality, and

(ii)   calls on the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia to amend the Commonwealth Marriage Act 1961 to provide for marriage equality; and

(b)   accepts the call for marriage equality.

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Votes Not passed by a modest majority

Nobody rebelled against their party.

Party Votes
Australian Greens (100% turnout) 9 Yes 0 No
Bob Brown Tasmania Yes
Richard Di Natale Victoria Yes
Sarah Hanson-Young SA Yes
Scott Ludlam WA Yes
Christine Milne Tasmania Yes
Lee Rhiannon NSW Yes
Rachel Siewert WA Yes
Larissa Waters Queensland Yes
Penny Wright SA Yes
Australian Labor Party (47% turnout) 0 Yes 14 No
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania No
Mark Bishop WA No
Jacinta Collins Victoria No
Don Farrell SA No
John Faulkner NSW No
David Feeney Victoria No
Mark Furner Queensland No
Alex Gallacher SA No
Joe Ludwig Queensland No
Kate Lundy ACT No
Helen Polley Tasmania No
Glenn Sterle WA No
Matt Thistlethwaite NSW No
Anne Urquhart Tasmania No
Mark Arbib NSW Absent
Carol Brown Tasmania Absent
Doug Cameron NSW Absent
Kim Carr Victoria Absent
Stephen Conroy Victoria Absent
Trish Crossin NT Absent
Chris Evans WA Absent
Gavin Marshall Victoria Absent
Anne McEwen SA Absent
Jan McLucas Queensland Absent
Claire Moore Queensland Absent
Louise Pratt WA Absent
Nick Sherry Tasmania Absent
Lisa Singh Tasmania Absent
Ursula Stephens NSW Absent
Penny Wong SA Absent
Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party Absent
John Madigan Victoria Democratic Labor Party No
Stephen Parry Tasmania Deputy President Absent
Nick Xenophon SA Independent No
Liberal Party (42% turnout) 0 Yes 11 No
Cory Bernardi SA No
Michaelia Cash WA No
Richard Colbeck Tasmania No
Mathias Cormann WA No
Sean Edwards SA No
Alan Eggleston WA No
David Fawcett SA No
Mitch Fifield Victoria No
Mary Fisher SA No
Helen Kroger Victoria No
Stephen Parry Tasmania No
Eric Abetz Tasmania Absent
Judith Adams WA Absent
Christopher Back WA Absent
Simon Birmingham SA Absent
Sue Boyce Queensland Absent
George Brandis Queensland Absent
David Bushby Tasmania Absent
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW Absent
Bill Heffernan NSW Absent
Gary Humphries ACT Absent
David Johnston WA Absent
Ian Macdonald Queensland Absent
Brett Mason Queensland Absent
Marise Payne NSW Absent
Michael Ronaldson Victoria Absent
Scott Ryan Victoria Absent
National Party (40% turnout) 0 Yes 2 No
Ron Boswell Queensland No
John Williams NSW No
Barnaby Joyce Queensland Absent
Bridget McKenzie Victoria Absent
Fiona Nash NSW Absent
John Hogg Queensland President Absent
Totals (51% turnout) 9 Yes – 29 No