Bills — Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014; Second Reading
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 87% attendance
17th Mar 2015, 6:43 PM – Senate Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
Summary
EditThe majority disagreed with the bill's main idea. This means that the Senate will not discuss the bill in more detail and it will not become law.
The following news articles contain more information about this vote:
- Abbott government's university fee deregulation bill voted down in the Senate
- Govt fails to deregulate university fees
- University fee deregulation blocked but Pyne pledges to fight on
- Senate blocks university deregulation for the second time
- Senate votes down Government's university deregulation legislation
- Senate kills university fee deregulation
- Tony Abbott says he won’t give up on university deregulation, setting the scene for double dissolution
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 10 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Scott Ludlam WA | No | |
| Christine Milne Tasmania | No | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | No | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Penny Wright SA | No | |
| Australian Labor Party (78% turnout) | 0 Yes – 18 No | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | No | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | No | |
| Joe Bullock WA | No | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | No | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | No | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | No | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | No | |
| Sue Lines WA | No | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | No | |
| Anne McEwen SA | No | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | No | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | No | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | No | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | No | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | No | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | No | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | No | |
| Penny Wong SA | No | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Sam Dastyari NSW | Absent | |
| Kate Lundy ACT | Absent | |
| Nova Peris NT | Absent | |
| Ricky Muir Victoria Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party | No | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Yes | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria Deputy President | No | |
| Bob Day SA Family First Party | Yes | |
| John Madigan Victoria Independent | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Independent | No | |
| Glenn Lazarus Queensland Independent | No | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Independent | No | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Yes | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (76% turnout) | 19 Yes – 0 No | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Yes | |
| Christopher Back WA | Yes | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | Yes | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Yes | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | Yes | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Yes | |
| Sean Edwards SA | Yes | |
| David Fawcett SA | Yes | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Yes | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Yes | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Yes | |
| David Johnston WA | Yes | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Yes | |
| Brett Mason Queensland | Yes | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Yes | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Yes | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Yes | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Yes | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Yes | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Absent | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Absent | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | Absent | |
| Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 4 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Yes | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | Yes | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | Yes | |
| John Williams NSW | Yes | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Nick Xenophon Team | Absent | |
| Dio Wang WA Palmer United Party | No | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania President | Yes | |
| Totals (85% turnout) | 30 Yes – 34 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.