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7th Oct 2014
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2010 and related bills - Second Reading - Put the question
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 89% attendance
11th Feb 2010, 11:11 AM – Representatives Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2010 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of reading the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through here. )
This means that the majority agreed with the main idea of the bill, which was to introduce a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
There was one rebel voter in this division.(Read more about rebel voters and crossing the floor in our FAQ section. ) Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull crossed the floor to vote with the government.
Background to the bill
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2010 was introduced with ten related bills to create the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. This is the third attempt to introduce this scheme.(Read about the previous attempts here. )
The scheme is an emission trading scheme designed to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in an effort to address climate change. It gives effect to Australia's obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.
The design of the scheme has been criticised by the business community for threatening jobs and by environmentalists for not going far enough with its emission reduction targets.(Read more about these criticisms here.)
The ten other bills are called:
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010
- Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2010
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Customs) Bill 2010
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Excise) Bill 2010
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — General) Bill 2010
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2010
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2010
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2010
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2010
References
Votes Passed by a small majority
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
- Malcolm Turnbull voted Yes against the majority of the Liberal Party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party (94% turnout) | 76 Yes – 0 No | |
| Dick Adams Lyons | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Arch Bevis Brisbane | Yes | |
| James Bidgood Dawson | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen Prospect | Yes | |
| David Bradbury Lindsay | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | Yes | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Yes | |
| Jodie Campbell Bass | Yes | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | Yes | |
| Darren Cheeseman Corangamite | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Greg Combet Charlton | Yes | |
| Simon Crean Hotham | Yes | |
| Yvette D'Ath Petrie | Yes | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Yes | |
| Bob Debus Macquarie | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Annette Ellis Canberra | Yes | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
| Craig Emerson Rankin | Yes | |
| Laurie Ferguson Reid | Yes | |
| Martin Ferguson Batman | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
| Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Jennie George Throsby | Yes | |
| Steve Gibbons Bendigo | Yes | |
| Julia Gillard Lalor | Yes | |
| Sharon Grierson Newcastle | Yes | |
| Alan Griffin Bruce | Yes | |
| Damian Hale Solomon | Yes | |
| Jill Hall Shortland | Yes | |
| Chris Hayes Werriwa | Yes | |
| Julia Irwin Fowler | Yes | |
| Sharryn Jackson Hasluck | Yes | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Duncan Kerr Denison | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Kirsten Livermore Capricornia | Yes | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Robert McClelland Barton | Yes | |
| Maxine McKew Bennelong | Yes | |
| Daryl Melham Banks | Yes | |
| John Murphy Lowe | Yes | |
| Belinda Neal Robertson | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Melissa Parke Fremantle | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Roger Price Chifley | Yes | |
| Brett Raguse Forde | Yes | |
| Kerry Rea Bonner | Yes | |
| Bernie Ripoll Oxley | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Nicola Roxon Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Kevin Rudd Griffith | Yes | |
| Janelle Saffin Page | Yes | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
| Sid Sidebottom Braddon | Yes | |
| Stephen Smith Perth | Yes | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
| Jon Sullivan Longman | Yes | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
| Mike Symon Deakin | Yes | |
| Lindsay Tanner Melbourne | Yes | |
| Craig Thomson Dobell | Yes | |
| Kelvin Thomson Wills | Yes | |
| Chris Trevor Flynn | Yes | |
| Jim Turnour Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Absent | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Absent | |
| Gary Gray Brand | Absent | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Bob McMullan Fraser | Absent | |
| Anna Burke Chisholm Deputy Speaker | Yes | |
| Robert Oakeshott Lyne Independent | Yes | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Independent | No | |
| Tony Windsor New England Independent | No | |
| Liberal Party (91% turnout) | 1 Yes – 49 No | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | Yes | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Fran Bailey McEwen | No | |
| Bob Baldwin Paterson | No | |
| Bruce Billson Dunkley | No | |
| Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar | No | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | No | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Pat Farmer Macarthur | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Joanna Gash Gilmore | No | |
| Barry Haase Kalgoorlie | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| David Hawker Wannon | No | |
| Joe Hockey North Sydney | No | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | No | |
| Dennis Jensen Tangney | No | |
| Michael Johnson Ryan | No | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | No | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Peter Lindsay Herbert | No | |
| Ian Macfarlane Groom | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Louise Markus Greenway | No | |
| Sophie Mirabella Indi | No | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
| Judi Moylan Pearce | No | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins | No | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| Don Randall Canning | No | |
| Andrew Robb Goldstein | No | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | No | |
| Philip Ruddock Berowra | No | |
| Alby Schultz Hume | No | |
| Patrick Secker Barker | No | |
| Luke Simpkins Cowan | No | |
| Peter Slipper Fisher | No | |
| Tony Smith Casey | No | |
| Alex Somlyay Fairfax | No | |
| Andrew Southcott Boothby | No | |
| Sharman Stone Murray | No | |
| Wilson Tuckey O'Connor | No | |
| Danna Vale Hughes | No | |
| Mal Washer Moore | No | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Jamie Briggs Mayo | Absent | |
| Petro Georgiou Kooyong | Absent | |
| Steve Irons Swan | Absent | |
| Margaret May McPherson | Absent | |
| Chris Pearce Aston | Absent | |
| National Party (67% turnout) | 0 Yes – 6 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes | No | |
| John Forrest Mallee | No | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
| Bruce Scott Maranoa | No | |
| Warren Truss Wide Bay | No | |
| John Cobb Calare | Absent | |
| Kay Hull Riverina | Absent | |
| Paul Neville Hinkler | Absent | |
| Harry Jenkins Scullin Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (91% turnout) | 79 Yes – 57 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.