Higher Education Endowment Fund Bill 2007 - Second Reading - Keep the motion to read a bill for a second time unchanged

House of Representatives, 2007-09-12. affirmative: ayes 84, noes 52.

Question

This division relates to the Policy For increasing funding to university education ↗︎. The majority voted in favour of a motion ↗︎ "That the words proposed to be omitted (Mr Stephen Smith ↗︎’s amendment) stand part of the question." In other words, the majority wanted the original motion to remain unchanged. The original motion was "That this bill be now read a second time." (Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law here ↗︎.) Mr Smith's amendment to that motion was: "That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading the House: (1) welcomes the fact that the Higher Education Endowment Fund, like the Future Fund, is for investment in Australia’s long-term national interests;" Background to the bill The Bill was introduced to establish the Higher Education Endowment Fund (HEEF), from which earnings from investments will be used to make grants of financial assistance to eligible higher education institutions in relation to capital expenditure and/or research facilities. (Read more about the bill in its bills digest ↗︎ (164 KB). Its explanatory memorandum is available here ↗︎.)

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How each member voted

How each party voted

Party labels are those recorded for this division, rather than current affiliations. The member list is partial: 86 recorded ayes and 54 recorded noes; the official tally above remains the source total.

Liberal: aye 69
Labor: no 54
Katter's Australian Party: aye 1
CWM: aye 2
Country Liberal Party: aye 1
Nationals: aye 10
Independent: aye 3

Ayes

Alan Cadman (Liberal) — aye
Alby Schultz (Liberal) — aye
Alex Somlyay (Liberal) — aye
Alexander Downer (Liberal) — aye
Andrew Laming (Liberal) — aye
Andrew Robb (Liberal) — aye
Andrew Southcott (Liberal) — aye
Barry Haase (Liberal) — aye
Barry Wakelin (Liberal) — aye
Bob Baldwin (Liberal) — aye
Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party) — aye
Brendan Nelson (Liberal) — aye
Bronwyn Bishop (Liberal) — aye
Bruce Baird (Liberal) — aye
Bruce Billson (Liberal) — aye
Bruce Scott (CWM) — aye
Cameron Thompson (Liberal) — aye
Chris Pearce (Liberal) — aye
Christopher Pyne (Liberal) — aye
Danna Vale (Liberal) — aye
Dave Tollner (Country Liberal Party) — aye
David Fawcett (Liberal) — aye
David Jull (Liberal) — aye
De-Anne Kelly (Nationals) — aye
Dennis Jensen (Liberal) — aye
Don Randall (Liberal) — aye
Fran Bailey (Liberal) — aye
Gary Hardgrave (Liberal) — aye
Gary Nairn (Liberal) — aye
Geoff Prosser (Liberal) — aye
Greg Hunt (Liberal) — aye
Ian Causley (CWM) — aye
Ian Macfarlane (Liberal) — aye
Jackie Kelly (Liberal) — aye
Jason Wood (Liberal) — aye
Jim Lloyd (Liberal) — aye
Joanna Gash (Liberal) — aye
Joe Hockey (Liberal) — aye
John Anderson (Nationals) — aye
John Cobb (Nationals) — aye
John Forrest (Nationals) — aye
Judi Moylan (Liberal) — aye
Julie Bishop (Liberal) — aye
Kay Elson (Liberal) — aye
Kay Hull (Nationals) — aye
Ken Ticehurst (Liberal) — aye
Kerry Bartlett (Liberal) — aye
Kevin Andrews (Liberal) — aye
Kym Richardson (Liberal) — aye
Louise Markus (Liberal) — aye
Luke Hartsuyker (Nationals) — aye
Mal Brough (Liberal) — aye
Mal Washer (Liberal) — aye
Malcolm Turnbull (Liberal) — aye
Margaret May (Liberal) — aye
Mark Baker (Liberal) — aye
Mark Vaile (Nationals) — aye
Michael Ferguson (Liberal) — aye
Michael Johnson (Liberal) — aye
Michael Keenan (Liberal) — aye
Patrick Secker (Liberal) — aye
Paul Neville (Nationals) — aye
Peter Costello (Liberal) — aye
Peter Dutton (Liberal) — aye
Peter Lindsay (Liberal) — aye
Peter McGauran (Nationals) — aye
Peter Slipper (Independent) — aye
Petro Georgiou (Liberal) — aye
Philip Ruddock (Liberal) — aye
Phillip Barresi (Liberal) — aye
Ross Vasta (Liberal) — aye
Russell Broadbent (Independent) — aye
Sharman Stone (Liberal) — aye
Sophie Mirabella (Liberal) — aye
Steven Ciobo (Liberal) — aye
Stewart McArthur (Liberal) — aye
Stuart Henry (Liberal) — aye
Sussan Ley (Liberal) — aye
Teresa Gambaro (Liberal) — aye
Tony Abbott (Liberal) — aye
Tony Smith (Liberal) — aye
Tony Windsor (Independent) — aye
Trish Draper (Liberal) — aye
Warren Entsch (Liberal) — aye
Warren Truss (Nationals) — aye
Wilson Tuckey (Liberal) — aye

Noes

Alan Griffin (Labor) — no
Ann Corcoran (Labor) — no
Anna Burke (Labor) — no
Annette Ellis (Labor) — no
Anthony Albanese (Labor) — no
Anthony Byrne (Labor) — no
Arch Bevis (Labor) — no
Bernie Ripoll (Labor) — no
Bob McMullan (Labor) — no
Bob Sercombe (Labor) — no
Brendan O'Connor (Labor) — no
Carmen Lawrence (Labor) — no
Catherine King (Labor) — no
Chris Bowen (Labor) — no
Chris Hayes (Labor) — no
Daryl Melham (Labor) — no
Dick Adams (Labor) — no
Gavan O'Connor (Labor) — no
Graham Edwards (Labor) — no
Harry Jenkins (Labor) — no
Jennie George (Labor) — no
Jenny Macklin (Labor) — no
Jill Hall (Labor) — no
John Murphy (Labor) — no
Julia Gillard (Labor) — no
Julia Irwin (Labor) — no
Julie Owens (Labor) — no
Justine Elliot (Labor) — no
Kate Ellis (Labor) — no
Kelvin Thomson (Labor) — no
Kim Beazley (Labor) — no
Kim Wilkie (Labor) — no
Kirsten Livermore (Labor) — no
Laurie Ferguson (Labor) — no
Lindsay Tanner (Labor) — no
Maria Vamvakinou (Labor) — no
Martin Ferguson (Labor) — no
Michael Danby (Labor) — no
Michael Hatton (Labor) — no
Nicola Roxon (Labor) — no
Peter Garrett (Labor) — no
Robert McClelland (Labor) — no
Rod Sawford (Labor) — no
Roger Price (Labor) — no
Sharon Bird (Labor) — no
Sharon Grierson (Labor) — no
Simon Crean (Labor) — no
Stephen Smith (Labor) — no
Steve Georganas (Labor) — no
Steve Gibbons (Labor) — no
Tanya Plibersek (Labor) — no
Tony Burke (Labor) — no
Warren Snowdon (Labor) — no
Wayne Swan (Labor) — no

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