3rd Jun 2021, 9:46 AM – Representatives Motions - Member for Bowman - Don't let a vote happen

The majority voted in favour of disagreeing with a motion to suspend the usual parliamentary procedural rules - known as standing orders - in order to let another vote take place. This means that subsequent vote will not take place.

Motion text

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Sydney from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:

(1) notes:

(a) the Member for Bowman has failed to stand down as Chair of the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training, despite pledging he would;

(b) for more than two months the Prime Minister has failed to do anything about that;

(c) the Prime Minister's failure to act on this matter tells you everything about how much this Prime Minister really listens to women; and

(d) the Member for Bowman's continued presence in this chamber and as Chair of the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training is a blight on the Prime Minister's record; and

(2) therefore, calls on the Prime Minister to discharge the Member for Bowman from the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training immediately.