20th Mar 2008, 10:07 AM – Senate China — Suspension of Standing Orders
This division is yet to be summarised. Believe it or not there is no easy to understand explanation of every vote in our parliament. If you’d like to know more about this division, reading the preceding debate may be helpful. You can help everybody by improving this resource—provide a summary of what was voted on in this division.
Votes Not passed by a large majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Democrats (75% turnout) | 3 Yes – 0 No | |
| Lyn Allison Victoria | Yes | |
| Andrew Bartlett Queensland | Yes | |
| Andrew Murray WA | Yes | |
| Natasha Stott Despoja SA | Absent | |
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
| Kerry Nettle NSW | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (74% turnout) | 0 Yes – 20 No | |
| Mark Bishop WA | No | |
| George Campbell NSW | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Trish Crossin NT | No | |
| Chris Evans WA | No | |
| John Faulkner NSW | No | |
| Michael Forshaw NSW | No | |
| Steve Hutchins NSW | No | |
| Linda Kirk SA | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | No | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Kerry O'Brien Tasmania | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Robert Ray Victoria | No | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | No | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Dana Wortley SA | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Annette Hurley SA | Absent | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | Absent | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Absent | |
| Ruth Webber WA | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| John Hogg Queensland Deputy President | No | |
| Steve Fielding Victoria Family First Party | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (75% turnout) | 0 Yes – 24 No | |
| Judith Adams WA | No | |
| Guy Barnett Tasmania | No | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | No | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | No | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | No | |
| Grant Chapman SA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | No | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | No | |
| Chris Ellison WA | No | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| Mary Fisher SA | No | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Rod Kemp Victoria | No | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania | No | |
| Kay Patterson Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Judith Troeth Victoria | No | |
| Russell Trood Queensland | No | |
| John Watson Tasmania | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| Helen Coonan NSW | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| Ross Lightfoot WA | Absent | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | Absent | |
| Nick Minchin SA | Absent | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (40% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Julian McGauran Victoria | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | Absent | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | Absent | |
| Sandy Macdonald NSW | Absent | |
| Alan Ferguson SA President | No | |
| Totals (74% turnout) | 8 Yes – 48 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.