18th Mar 2015, 4:02 PM – Senate Motions — Housing Affordability
Summary
EditThe majority disagreed with Senator Bob Day's motion:
That the Senate—
(a) condemns the deliberate restriction of land for new housing and subsequent price gouging by state and territory land management agencies; and
(b) highlights the constraints on land supply which are the principal causes of worsening housing affordability.
Four Coalition Senators rebelled against their party.
The Greens voted against the motion because they disagreed that land supply is the principal cause of worsening housing affordability.
This relates to another division, Motions — That constraints on land supply are the principal cause of worsening housing affordability, on the 13th of May 2015.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
- Christopher Back voted Yes against the majority of the Liberal Party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 10 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Scott Ludlam WA | No | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | No | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | No | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Penny Wright SA | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (74% turnout) | 0 Yes – 17 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Joe Bullock WA | No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | No | |
| Sam Dastyari NSW | No | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | No | |
| Sue Lines WA | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Anne McEwen SA | No | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
| Nova Peris NT | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Absent | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Ricky Muir Victoria Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party | Yes | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria Deputy President | No | |
| Bob Day SA Family First Party | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Independent | Yes | |
| John Madigan Victoria Independent | Yes | |
| Glenn Lazarus Queensland Independent | No | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 1 Yes – 1 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Yes | |
| James McGrath Queensland | No | |
| Liberal Party (64% turnout) | 1 Yes – 15 No | |
| Christopher Back WA | Yes | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | No | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Sean Edwards SA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | No | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | No | |
| Anne Ruston SA | No | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | No | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | No | |
| Dean Smith WA | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | Absent | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| David Johnston WA | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 2 No | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | Yes | |
| John Williams NSW | Yes | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Nick Xenophon Team | Absent | |
| Dio Wang WA Palmer United Party | Yes | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania President | No | |
| Totals (77% turnout) | 10 Yes – 48 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.