Division
The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read for a second time*" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This means it failed. ### Amendment text > *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 notes the failure of the Government to protect local jobs by failing to legislate strict labour market testing".*
House of Representatives, 2018-02-08. negative: ayes 71, noes 77.
Question
The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read for a second time*" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. This means it failed. ### Amendment text > *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 notes the failure of the Government to protect local jobs by failing to legislate strict labour market testing".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
- Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017
- Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2018
Only formal divisions leave a per-member record. A procedural vote is not necessarily a vote for or against a bill.