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24th Oct 2014
Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - End debate on bill's main idea
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 86% attendance
20th Jun 2013, 11:28 AM – Senate Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for Same-Sex Couples) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Summary
EditThe majority rejected the bill’s main idea (in parliamentary jargon, they voted against giving the bill a second reading). This means the bill failed and won’t be debated anymore.
The bill’s main idea was that Australian law should recognise all marriages that are legal overseas, including same-sex marriages.
Rebellion and a free vote
Liberal Senator Sue Boyce was a rebel and agreed with the bill’s main idea while the rest of the Liberal Party disagreed with it.
The Labor Party treated this division as a free vote so Labor senators could vote for or against it.
Background to the bill
Same-sex marriage is not legal or recognised in Australia so homosexual couples who marry overseas are not considered married here.
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young introduced this bill two months after New Zealand became the latest country to allow same-sex marriage (more information on Wikipedia).
ABC News reported the result of this division.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
- Sue Boyce voted Yes against the majority of the Liberal Party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
| 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 | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
| Penny Wright SA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (93% turnout) | 17 Yes – 11 No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Yes | |
| Bob Carr NSW | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
| Trish Crossin NT | Yes | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Yes | |
| Sue Lines WA | Yes | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Yes | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite NSW | Yes | |
| Lin Thorp Tasmania | Yes | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
| Penny Wong SA | Yes | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | No | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | No | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | No | |
| Don Farrell SA | No | |
| David Feeney Victoria | No | |
| Mark Furner Queensland | No | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | No | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Absent | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
| John Madigan Victoria Democratic Labor Party | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania Deputy President | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Independent | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (93% turnout) | 1 Yes – 24 No | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | Yes | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
| Christopher Back WA | No | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | No | |
| George Brandis Queensland | No | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | 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 | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Helen Kroger Victoria | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | No | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 5 No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| John Williams NSW | No | |
| John Hogg Queensland President | No | |
| Totals (95% turnout) | 28 Yes – 44 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.