22nd Mar 2012, 1:56 PM – Senate Motions - Great Barrier Reef - Oppose offshore dumping
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion introduced by Greens Senator Larissa Waters, what was:
That the Senate-
(a) notes that:
(i) a recent Galaxy poll found 88 per cent of Queenslanders oppose offshore dumping of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and
(ii) the Government has approved offshore dumping of over 22 million cubic metres of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in the past 5 years; and
(b) calls on the Government to stop approving offshore dumping in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Votes Not passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 9 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bob Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | Yes | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Yes | |
| Scott Ludlam WA | Yes | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | Yes | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | Yes | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
| Penny Wright SA | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 15 No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Trish Crossin NT | No | |
| David Feeney Victoria | No | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | No | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria | No | |
| Anne McEwen SA | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Nick Sherry Tasmania | No | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | No | |
| Ursula Stephens NSW | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite NSW | No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Mark Bishop WA | Absent | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Bob Carr NSW | Absent | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Chris Evans WA | Absent | |
| Don Farrell SA | Absent | |
| John Faulkner NSW | Absent | |
| Mark Furner Queensland | Absent | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | Absent | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Absent | |
| Louise Pratt WA | Absent | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Absent | |
| Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| John Madigan Victoria Democratic Labor Party | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania Deputy President | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Independent | No | |
| Liberal Party (33% turnout) | 0 Yes – 9 No | |
| Christopher Back WA | No | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
| Sean Edwards SA | No | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | No | |
| David Johnston WA | No | |
| Helen Kroger Victoria | No | |
| Marise Payne NSW | No | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | No | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Judith Adams WA | Absent | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | Absent | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Absent | |
| Sue Boyce Queensland | Absent | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| Alan Eggleston WA | Absent | |
| David Fawcett SA | Absent | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Absent | |
| Mary Fisher SA | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| Gary Humphries ACT | Absent | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Absent | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | Absent | |
| National Party (40% turnout) | 0 Yes – 2 No | |
| Barnaby Joyce Queensland | No | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | No | |
| Ron Boswell Queensland | Absent | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Absent | |
| John Williams NSW | Absent | |
| John Hogg Queensland President | Absent | |
| Totals (50% turnout) | 9 Yes – 29 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.