19th Oct 2017, 1:49 PM – Senate Customs Amendment (Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendment Implementation) Bill 2017 and another - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of the bills' main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a second time.
What is the main idea of the bills?
The bills make the changes "necessary as a result of recently agreed changes to the rules of origin in the Singapore‑Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)".
Read more in the bills digest.
Votes Passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Bernardi SA Australian Conservatives | Yes | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 7 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | No | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (44% turnout) | 11 Yes – 0 No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Yes | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
| Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
| Sam Dastyari NSW | Yes | |
| Patrick Dodson WA | Yes | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | Yes | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Yes | |
| Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Absent | |
| Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | Absent | |
| Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Absent | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Absent | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Absent | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Absent | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
| Murray Watt Queensland | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Derryn Hinch Victoria Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | Yes | |
| Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Absent | |
| Lucy Gichuhi SA Independent | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Independent | Yes | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Yes | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (48% turnout) | 10 Yes – 0 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Yes | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Yes | |
| Slade Brockman WA | Yes | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | Yes | |
| Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | Yes | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Yes | |
| Jane Hume Victoria | Yes | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Yes | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Yes | |
| Dean Smith WA | Yes | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| James Paterson Victoria | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Absent | |
| National Party (75% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Yes | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | Yes | |
| John Williams NSW | Yes | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | Absent | |
| Nick Xenophon Team (67% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Skye Kakoschke-Moore SA | Yes | |
| Nick Xenophon SA | Yes | |
| Stirling Griff SA | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (50% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Peter Georgiou WA | Yes | |
| Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
| Brian Burston NSW | Absent | |
| Pauline Hanson Queensland | Absent | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania President | Absent | |
| Totals (57% turnout) | 35 Yes – 7 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.