edited
7th Oct 2014
Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - Declaration of Urgency - Consider to be an urgent bill
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 95% attendance
4th Dec 2006, 8:28 PM – Senate Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 - Second Reading - Read a second time
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through here. ) This means that the majority of senators agree with the main idea of the bill and can now discuss it in more detail.
One senator, Australian Democrat Senator Andrew Bartlett, rebelled against his party and crossed the floor to vote 'no' against this motion.(Read more about what it means to cross the floor in our FAQ Section. )
Background to the bill
The bill was introduced to allow the federal government to sell its interest in Medibank Private Limited and allow Medibank to operate on a “for profit” basis. The Coalition Government plans to do this after the 2007 election, should it be re-elected.(Read more about this privatisation proposal on Wikipedia here and on the ABC's World Today program here.)
Votes Passed by a small majority
There was 1 rebellion in this division.
- Andrew Bartlett voted No against the majority of the Australian Democrats.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Democrats (75% turnout) | 2 Yes – 1 No | |
| Lyn Allison Victoria | Yes | |
| Andrew Murray WA | Yes | |
| Andrew Bartlett Queensland | No | |
| Natasha Stott Despoja SA | Absent | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | No | |
| Kerry Nettle NSW | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (78% turnout) | 0 Yes – 21 No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Trish Crossin NT | No | |
| John Faulkner NSW | No | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | No | |
| Annette Hurley SA | No | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | No | |
| Linda Kirk SA | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | No | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
| Anne McEwen SA | No | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | No | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Ruth Webber WA | No | |
| Penny Wong SA | No | |
| Dana Wortley SA | No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | Absent | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| George Campbell NSW | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Chris Evans WA | Absent | |
| Robert Ray Victoria | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| John Hogg Queensland Deputy President | No | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | No | |
| Liberal Party (78% turnout) | 25 Yes – 0 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Yes | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | Yes | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Yes | |
| Grant Chapman SA | Yes | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Yes | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | Yes | |
| Chris Ellison WA | Yes | |
| Alan Ferguson SA | Yes | |
| Jeannie Ferris SA | Yes | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Yes | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Yes | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Yes | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | Yes | |
| David Johnston WA | Yes | |
| Rod Kemp Victoria | Yes | |
| Ross Lightfoot WA | Yes | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Yes | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Yes | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kay Patterson Victoria | Yes | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Yes | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Yes | |
| Santo Santoro Queensland | Yes | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | Yes | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | Yes | |
| Judith Adams WA | Absent | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | Absent | |
| Ian Campbell WA | Absent | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | Absent | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | Absent | |
| Amanda Vanstone SA | Absent | |
| John Watson Tasmania | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 5 Yes – 0 No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | Yes | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | Yes | |
| Sandy Macdonald NSW | Yes | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | Yes | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | Yes | |
| Paul Calvert Tasmania President | Yes | |
| Totals (82% turnout) | 34 Yes – 28 No |
Red entries are rebel votes against the majority of a party.
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.