21st Aug 2024, 5:13 PM – Representatives Committees - Privileges and Members' Interests Committee; Reference - Let another vote take place
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion to suspend the usual standing and sessional orders - which are the procedural rules of parliament - in order to let another motion be voted on.
Amendment text
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Manager of Opposition Business from moving the following motion forthwith—That the following matter be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests:
Whether in misquoting the Director-General of ASIO while answering a question without notice from the Leader of the Opposition on 15 August 2024, the Prime Minister had deliberately misled the House, such as would constitute a contempt of the House.
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Adam Bandt Melbourne | No | |
| Stephen Bates Brisbane | No | |
| Max Chandler-Mather Griffith | No | |
| Elizabeth Watson-Brown Ryan | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (96% turnout) | 0 Yes – 74 No | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | No | |
| Michelle Ananda-Rajah Higgins | No | |
| Jodie Belyea Dunkley | No | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | No | |
| Tony Burke Watson | No | |
| Matt Burnell Spence | No | |
| Linda Burney Barton | No | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | No | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | No | |
| Alison Byrnes Cunningham | No | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | No | |
| Andrew Charlton Parramatta | No | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | No | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | No | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | No | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | No | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | No | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | No | |
| Mary Doyle Aston | No | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | No | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | No | |
| Cassandra Fernando Holt | No | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | No | |
| Carina Garland Chisholm | No | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | No | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | No | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | No | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | No | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | No | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | No | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | No | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | No | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | No | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | No | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | No | |
| Madeleine King Brand | No | |
| Tania Lawrence Hasluck | No | |
| Jerome Laxale Bennelong | No | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | No | |
| Sam Lim Tangney | No | |
| Zaneta Mascarenhas Swan | No | |
| Kristy McBain Eden-Monaro | No | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | No | |
| Louise Miller-Frost Boothby | No | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | No | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | No | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | No | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | No | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | No | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | No | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | No | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | No | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | No | |
| Sam Rae Hawke | No | |
| Gordon Reid Robertson | No | |
| Dan Repacholi Hunter | No | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | No | |
| Tracey Roberts Pearce | No | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | No | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | No | |
| Marion Scrymgour Lingiari | No | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | No | |
| Sally Sitou Reid | No | |
| David Smith Bean | No | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | No | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | No | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | No | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | No | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | No | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | No | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | No | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | No | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | No | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | No | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Absent | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | Absent | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | Yes | |
| Kate Chaney Curtin Independent | No | |
| Zoe Daniel Goldstein Independent | No | |
| Andrew Gee Calare Independent | No | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | No | |
| Dai Le Fowler Independent | No | |
| Monique Ryan Kooyong Independent | No | |
| Allegra Spender Wentworth Independent | No | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | No | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash Independent | Absent | |
| Sophie Scamps Mackellar Independent | Absent | |
| Kylea Tink North Sydney Independent | Absent | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Absent | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | Absent | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | Yes | |
| Colin Boyce Flynn | Yes | |
| Cameron Caldwell Fadden | Yes | |
| Garth Hamilton Groom | Yes | |
| Henry Pike Bowman | Yes | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | Yes | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | Yes | |
| Andrew Willcox Dawson | Yes | |
| Terry Young Longman | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (91% turnout) | 30 Yes – 0 No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | Yes | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | Yes | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | Yes | |
| David Coleman Banks | Yes | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | Yes | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | Yes | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | Yes | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | Yes | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Yes | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | Yes | |
| Simon Kennedy Cook | Yes | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | Yes | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | Yes | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | Yes | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | Yes | |
| Zoe McKenzie Flinders | Yes | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | Yes | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | Yes | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | Yes | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | Yes | |
| James Stevens Sturt | Yes | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | Yes | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | Yes | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | Yes | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | Yes | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Yes | |
| Aaron Violi Casey | Yes | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | Yes | |
| Keith Wolahan Menzies | Yes | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | Yes | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Absent | |
| Melissa Price Durack | Absent | |
| Jenny Ware Hughes | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 12 Yes – 0 No | |
| Sam Birrell Nicholls | Yes | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | Yes | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | Yes | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | Yes | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | Yes | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | Yes | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | Yes | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | Yes | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | Yes | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | Yes | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | Yes | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | Yes | |
| Milton Dick Oxley Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (91% turnout) | 52 Yes – 86 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.