12th Feb 2018, 5:14 PM – Representatives Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Criticism of Government decision to move APVMA
Summary
EditThe majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read for a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This means it failed.
Amendment text
That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that since the former Agriculture Minister decided to force the relocation of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to Armidale in his own electorate, the Authority has suffered critical staff loses and declines in operational efficiency".
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (94% turnout) | 64 Yes – 0 No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Yes | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| Gai Brodtmann Canberra | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Port Adelaide | Yes | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Yes | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Yes | |
| Nick Champion Wakefield | Yes | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Yes | |
| Michael Danby Melbourne Ports | Yes | |
| Milton Dick Oxley | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Kate Ellis Adelaide | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
| Tim Hammond Perth | Yes | |
| Ross Hart Bass | Yes | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Emma Husar Lindsay | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Yes | |
| Justine Keay Braddon | Yes | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Yes | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Yes | |
| Susan Lamb Longman | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Yes | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Yes | |
| Cathy O'Toole Herbert | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Yes | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Yes | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
| Wayne Swan Lilley | Yes | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | Yes | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Terri Butler Griffith | Absent | |
| Jenny Macklin Jagajaga | Absent | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | Absent | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Absent | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Andrew Wilkie Denison Independent | Yes | |
| Cathy McGowan Indi Independent | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal Party (98% turnout) | 0 Yes – 58 No | |
| Tony Abbott Warringah | No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Julia Banks Chisholm | No | |
| Russell Broadbent McMillan | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| Steven Ciobo Moncrieff | No | |
| David Coleman Banks | No | |
| Chris Crewther Dunkley | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | No | |
| Trevor Evans Brisbane | No | |
| Jason Falinski Mackellar | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Nicolle Flint Boothby | No | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | No | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | No | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | No | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | No | |
| Sarah Henderson Corangamite | No | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | No | |
| Steve Irons Swan | No | |
| Michael Keenan Stirling | No | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | No | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | No | |
| Craig Laundy Reid | No | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| John McVeigh Groom | No | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | No | |
| Ben Morton Tangney | No | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | No | |
| Kelly O'Dwyer Higgins | No | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | No | |
| Christian Porter Pearce | No | |
| Jane Prentice Ryan | No | |
| Melissa Price Durack | No | |
| Christopher Pyne Sturt | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | No | |
| Ann Sudmalis Gilmore | No | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | No | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | No | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | No | |
| Malcolm Turnbull Wentworth | No | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | No | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | No | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | No | |
| Lucy Wicks Robertson | No | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
| Tim Wilson Goldstein | No | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | No | |
| Trent Zimmerman North Sydney | No | |
| Julie Bishop Curtin | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 15 No | |
| Andrew Broad Mallee | No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| George Christensen Dawson | No | |
| Damian Drum Murray | No | |
| Andrew Gee Calare | No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | No | |
| Luke Hartsuyker Cowper | No | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | No | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | No | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | No | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | No | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | No | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Nick Xenophon Team | Yes | |
| Tony Smith Casey Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (95% turnout) | 67 Yes – 75 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.