Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-12-07.137.1) to keep the question unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "*that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.*" The question was: "That this bill be now read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)." To read a bill for a second time is to agree with its main idea.
House of Representatives, 2020-12-07. affirmative: ayes 67, noes 55.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2020-12-07.137.1) to keep the question unchanged. In parliamentary jargon, they voted "*that the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question.*" The question was: "That this bill be now read a [second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)." To read a bill for a second time is to agree with its main idea.
How each member voted
Per-member votes are not present in this static export. Consult the original division record.
Related bills
Only formal divisions leave a per-member record. A procedural vote is not necessarily a vote for or against a bill.