The majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted in favour of the motion "That the question be now put." This means that the debate on the question will end so the House can vote on it immediately.

Chris Crewther voted strongly for speeding things along in Parliament (procedural)
How Chris Crewther voted compared to someone who believes that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to speed things along by supporting motions to 'put the question' (known as 'closure' or 'gag' motions), which require Parliament to immediately vote on a question rather than debating it any further
Division | Chris Crewther | Supporters vote | Division outcome |
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21st Feb 2019, 12:31 PM – Representatives Future Drought Fund Bill 2018, Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Speed things alongShow detail |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
12th Feb 2019, 6:05 PM – Representatives Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to put the question. In other words, they voted in favour of speeding things along. |
No | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
12th Feb 2019, 5:34 PM – Representatives Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of putting the question. In other words, they voted in favour of speeding things along by voting on the motion now rather than debating any further. |
No | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
6th Dec 2018, 1:04 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Speed thing alongShow detailThe majority voted against a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted:
Motion like these stop debate and force the House to vote on the relevant motion immediately. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
5th Dec 2018, 5:05 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to put the question. These types of motions are known as gagging motions because they end debate and force the House to vote on the question under discussion, which in this case was on whether to delay debate on this bill until later. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
5th Dec 2018, 11:31 AM – Representatives Resolutions of the Senate - Live Animal Exports; Consideration of Senate Message - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted against a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, the motion was:
Because the majority voted against this, the debate on this matter could continue. |
No | Yes (strong) | Not passed by a small majority |
26th Jun 2018, 4:51 PM – Representatives Taxation Administration Amendment (Corporate Tax Entity Information) Bill 2018 - First Reading - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of speeding things along by stopping debate and voting on the question immediately. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to 'put the question'. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
21st Jun 2018, 10:10 AM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the motionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to put the question. In other words, they wanted to speed things along. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
21st Jun 2018, 9:42 AM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of of a motion "that the amendments be considered immediately". In other words, they voted to speed things along. |
Yes | Yes | Passed by a small majority |
21st Jun 2018, 9:36 AM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Consideration of Senate Message - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to 'put the question'. In other words, they voted to end discussion and vote on the question immediately. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
18th Jun 2018, 12:59 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Axe the Tampon Tax) Bill 2018 - First Reading - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to "put the question". In other words, they voted to end debate on whether to postpone debate on this bill and vote immediately on that question. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
8th Feb 2018, 10:51 AM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan No. 2) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to put the question, which means they'll now stop debating and instead immediately vote on the question. About the billThe purpose of the bill is to:
Read more in the bills digest. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
4th Dec 2017, 3:33 PM – Representatives National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Consideration of Senate Message - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of voting on the matter immediately. In parliamentary jargon, they voted in favour of putting the question rather than debating it any further. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
26th Oct 2017, 3:02 PM – Representatives Motions - Minister for Employment - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to put the question. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
25th Oct 2017, 6:07 PM – Representatives Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted in put the question so that they could vote on the matter they were discussing immediately rather than speaking more about it. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
14th Sep 2017, 12:31 PM – Representatives Motions - Leader of the Opposition - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to 'put the question', which means debate will stop and a vote will happen immediately. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
13th Sep 2017, 6:19 PM – Representatives Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of speeding things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "That the question be now put". This type of motion forces the House to vote on the matter immediately rather than debating anymore. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
15th Aug 2017, 4:59 PM – Representatives Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to "put" the question. In other words, they voted to stop debate on this subject and just take the vote already. The debate related to a motion criticising the Government's actions on the Great Barrier Reef, which was subsequently voted on. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
15th Aug 2017 – Representatives Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting Bill 2017 and another - Third Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion:
A "motion for a third reading" is the last vote that needs to happen in a house of Parliament before the bill can pass that house, so it's really just a vote on whether or not to pass a bill. |
absent | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
21st Jun 2017, 9:47 AM – Representatives Motions - Workplace Relations - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to "put the question", which means debate has to stop and the question needs to be voted on immediately. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
19th Jun 2017, 4:35 PM – Representatives Medicare Guarantee Bill 2017, Medicare Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of speeding things along, which means they'll stop discussing the matter and vote on it immediately. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to put the question. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
29th May 2017, 7:25 PM – Representatives Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In other words, they wanted to voted immediately on whether to pass the bill (and so end the third reading stage) rather than debating it for longer. Because this vote was successful, debate ended and the House immediately voted. These sorts of motions are known as 'closure' or 'gag' motions and in parliamentary jargon, they are motions 'to put the question'. What is this bill all about?The bill was introduced to implement the Coalition Government's new school funding proposal. Unfortunately, at the time of this vote there was still no bills digest to explain exactly what the new proposal is, but there is a very helpful and easy to understand explanation on The Conversation by Associate Professor Misty Adoniou. As a brief summary:
How are schools currently funded?ABC News has created a handily jargon-free summary of how Australian schools are funded. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
29th May 2017, 7:17 PM – Representatives Australian Education Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted on a motion to speed things along by voting on the question immediately rather than debating any further. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to "put the question". In this case, the question was whether to suspend the normal parliamentary rules so that they could decide whether to pass the bill immediately. These sorts of motions are known as 'closure' or 'gag' motions. What is this bill all about?The bill was introduced to implement the Coalition Government's new school funding proposal. Unfortunately, at the time of this vote there was still no bills digest to explain exactly what the new proposal is, but there is a very helpful and easy to understand explanation on The Conversation by Associate Professor Misty Adoniou. As a brief summary:
How are schools currently funded?ABC News has created a handily jargon-free summary of how Australian schools are funded. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
22nd Mar 2017, 11:17 AM – Representatives Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to put the motion of whether to agree with the main idea of the bill immediately, which is what happened. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
22nd Mar 2017, 9:49 AM – Representatives Motions - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of speeding things along. In other words, they voted to decide on Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten's motion immediately rather than discussing it anymore. Motion text
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Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
16th Feb 2017, 12:55 PM – Representatives Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of having the vote on whether to pass the bill immediately. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to suspend standing orders, which would normally require a certain period of time to pass before the House can vote on whether to pass the bill. Because of this vote, there will be no more discussion of the bill in the House, which is why votes like this are sometimes called 'gags'. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
16th Feb 2017, 9:48 AM – Representatives Motions — Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 - That the motion be putShow detailChristopher Pine moved that the question be put (meaning no one else can contribute to the debate and that it should be voted on immediately). |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
14th Feb 2017, 7:17 PM – Representatives Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017 - Third Reading - Put the questionShow detailThis is a motion to 'put the question'. Members of Parliament (MPs) who vote in favour of putting the question are really voting in favour of speeding things along. In other words, they want to stop talking about a question and just vote on it already. These types of motions are sometimes known as 'gag' motions, since they stop debate. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
1st Dec 2016, 6:51 PM – Representatives Resolutions of the Senate - Financial Services; Consideration of Senate Message - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. Motion text
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Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
1st Dec 2016, 4:33 PM – Representatives Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2) - Consideration of Senate Message - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. Motion text
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Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
1st Dec 2016, 9:52 AM – Representatives Motions - Taxation - Put the motionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of "putting the motion". In other words, they voted to ask the question immediately rather than discussing it any further. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
10th Nov 2016, 12:44 PM – Representatives Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Put the motionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of speeding things along and having the vote on a particular motion immediately rather than discussing it any further. What was the motion that they were discussing?Independent MP Andrew Wilkie introduced the motion and both Independent MP Cathy McGowan and Greens MP Adam Bandt supported it. It was that:
Who supported the motion?When the vote on whether to agree to the motion was taken, only MPs Wilkie, McGowan and Bandt voted in favour of it. Since there has to be at least five MPs on either side of the vote for an official division to be recorded, the result of the vote was recorded in Votes and Proceedings but not in Hansard and, therefore, not on They Vote For You. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
7th Nov 2016, 2:53 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of speeding things along and having the vote on a particular motion immediately rather than discussing it any further. Motion text
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Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
7th Nov 2016, 1:00 PM – Representatives Motions - Turnbull Government - Put the motionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of speeding things along and having the vote on a particular motion immediately rather than discussing it any further. Motion text
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Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
20th Oct 2016, 2:57 PM – Representatives Motions - Prime Minister; Attempted Censure - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to vote on the question being discussed now and not debating anymore. Motion text
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Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
20th Oct 2016, 1:03 PM – Representatives Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 - Second Reading - Speed things alongShow detailThe majority voted in favour of putting the motion. This is parliamentary jargon for speeding things along. By voting in favour of this question, the majority has voted to end debate on an issue by immediately voting on it. The motion being debated here was introduced by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and was voted on immediately after this vote. |
absent | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
18th Oct 2016, 3:15 PM – Representatives Motions - Gun Control - Speed things alongShow detailMotion text
In other words, stop debating and vote on the question before the House. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
17th Oct 2016, 7:42 PM – Representatives Treasury Laws Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 - Third Reading - Put the questionShow detailThe majority voted in favour of a motion to vote on whether to pass the bill now rather than continuing to debate. |
Yes | Yes (strong) | Passed by a small majority |
How "voted strongly for" is worked out
The MP's votes count towards a weighted average where the most important votes get 50 points, less important votes get 10 points, and less important votes for which the MP was absent get 2 points. In important votes the MP gets awarded the full 50 points for voting the same as the policy, 0 points for voting against the policy, and 25 points for not voting. In less important votes, the MP gets 10 points for voting with the policy, 0 points for voting against, and 1 (out of 2) if absent.
Then, the number gets converted to a simple english language phrase based on the range of values it's within.
No of votes | Points | Out of | |
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Most important votes (50 points) | |||
MP voted with policy | 32 | 1600 | 1600 |
MP voted against policy | 3 | 0 | 150 |
MP absent | 2 | 50 | 100 |
Less important votes (10 points) | |||
MP voted with policy | 1 | 10 | 10 |
MP voted against policy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Less important absentees (2 points) | |||
MP absent* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total: | 1660 | 1860 | |
*Pressure of other work means MPs or Senators are not always available to vote – it does not always indicate they have abstained. Therefore, being absent on a less important vote makes a disproportionatly small difference. |
Agreement score = MP's points / total points = 1660 / 1860 = 89%.
And then
- between 95% and 100% becomes "very strongly for"
- between 85% and 95% becomes "strongly for"
- between 60% and 85% becomes "moderately for"
- between 40% and 60% becomes "a mixture of for and against"
- between 15% and 40% becomes "moderately against"
- between 5.0% and 15% becomes "strongly against"
- between 0.0% and 5.0% becomes "very strongly against"