8th Aug 2007, 9:10 AM – Representatives Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Legislation - Speed things along
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to speed things along. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to put the question.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (86% turnout) | 0 Yes – 51 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | No | |
| Arch Bevis Brisbane | No | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | No | |
| Chris Bowen Prospect | No | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | No | |
| Ann Corcoran Isaacs | No | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | No | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | No | |
| Graham Edwards Cowan | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Annette Ellis Canberra | No | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | No | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | No | |
| Laurie Ferguson Reid | No | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | No | |
| Jennie George Throsby | No | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | No | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | No | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | No | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | No | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | No | |
| Michael Hatton Blaxland | No | |
| Chris Hayes Werriwa | No | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | No | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin | No | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Carmen Lawrence Fremantle | No | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | No | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | No | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | No | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | No | |
| John Murphy Lowe | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Gavan O'Connor Corio | No | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Roger Price Chifley | No | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | No | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | No | |
| Rod Sawford Port Adelaide | No | |
| Bob Sercombe Maribyrnong | No | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | No | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | No | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | No | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Kim Wilkie Swan | No | |
| Kim Beazley Brand | Absent | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | Absent | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | Absent | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Absent | |
| Kelly Hoare Charlton | Absent | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Absent | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Absent | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Absent | |
| Dave Tollner Solomon Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Ian Causley Page Deputy Speaker | Yes | |
| Harry Quick Franklin Independent | No | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | No | |
| Peter Andren Calare Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (93% turnout) | 68 Yes – 0 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | Yes | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | Yes | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | Yes | |
| Bruce Baird Cook | Yes | |
| Mark Baker Braddon | Yes | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | Yes | |
| Phillip Barresi Deakin | Yes | |
| Kerry Bartlett Macquarie | Yes | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | Yes | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | Yes | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Yes | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | Yes | |
| Alan Cadman Mitchell | Yes | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Alexander Downer Mayo | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Kay Elson Forde | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | Yes | |
| David Fawcett Wakefield | Yes | |
| Michael Ferguson Bass | Yes | |
| Teresa Gambaro Petrie | Yes | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | Yes | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | Yes | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | Yes | |
| Gary Hardgrave Moreton | Yes | |
| Stuart Henry Hasluck | Yes | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | Yes | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | Yes | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | Yes | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | Yes | |
| David Jull Fadden | Yes | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | Yes | |
| Jackie Kelly Lindsay | Yes | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Peter Lindsay Herbert | Yes | |
| Jim Lloyd Robertson | Yes | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | Yes | |
| Louise Markus Greenway | Yes | |
| Margaret May McPherson | Yes | |
| Stewart McArthur Corangamite | Yes | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | Yes | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | Yes | |
| Gary Nairn Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Chris Pearce Aston | Yes | |
| Geoff Prosser Forrest | Yes | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | Yes | |
| Don Randall Canning | Yes | |
| Kym Richardson Kingston | Yes | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | Yes | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | Yes | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | Yes | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | Yes | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | Yes | |
| Tony Smith Casey | Yes | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | Yes | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | Yes | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | Yes | |
| Cameron Thompson Blair | Yes | |
| Ken Ticehurst Dobell | Yes | |
| Wilson Tuckey O'Connor | Yes | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Yes | |
| Danna Vale Hughes | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
| Barry Wakelin Grey | Yes | |
| Mal Washer Moore | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Mal Brough Longman | Absent | |
| Peter Costello Higgins | Absent | |
| Trish Draper Makin | Absent | |
| John Howard Bennelong | Absent | |
| Brendan Nelson Bradfield | Absent | |
| National Party (91% turnout) | 10 Yes – 0 No | |
| John Anderson Gwydir | Yes | |
| John Cobb Parkes | Yes | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | Yes | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | Yes | |
| De-Anne Kelly Dawson | Yes | |
| Peter McGauran Gippsland | Yes | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | Yes | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | Yes | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Mark Vaile Lyne | Yes | |
| John Forrest Mallee | Absent | |
| David Hawker Wannon Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (89% turnout) | 80 Yes – 53 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.