Division
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2019-07-22.135.1) introduced by the MP for Melbourne [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens), which means it failed. The motion would have amended an [earlier motion](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2019-07-22/11) introduced by Hunter MP [Joel Fitzgibbon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/hunter/joel_fitzgibbon). ### Motion text > *That all words after "very same" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"communities;* > > *(3) notes that the Bureau of Meteorology has said:* > >> *(a) the current drought in the Murray Darling Basin is the most severe in 120 years of records; and* >> >> *(b) that climate change is a significant cause of the severity of the drought; and* > > *(4) calls on the Government to recognise that we are in the middle of a climate crisis, which has implications for droughts in this country".*
House of Representatives, 2019-07-22. negative: ayes 67, noes 76.
Question
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2019-07-22.135.1) introduced by the MP for Melbourne [Adam Bandt](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/melbourne/adam_bandt) (Greens), which means it failed. The motion would have amended an [earlier motion](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2019-07-22/11) introduced by Hunter MP [Joel Fitzgibbon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/hunter/joel_fitzgibbon). ### Motion text > *That all words after "very same" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *"communities;* > > *(3) notes that the Bureau of Meteorology has said:* > >> *(a) the current drought in the Murray Darling Basin is the most severe in 120 years of records; and* >> >> *(b) that climate change is a significant cause of the severity of the drought; and* > > *(4) calls on the Government to recognise that we are in the middle of a climate crisis, which has implications for droughts in this country".*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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