Division
The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fjournals%2F8f88a445-5a90-41ad-9489-2be5a3fb1796%2F0006;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fjournals%2F8f88a445-5a90-41ad-9489-2be5a3fb1796%2F0000%22) introduced by the opposition, which means it failed. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add “, but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that the Northern Territory’s enrolment rate lags behind the rest of the country with only 85.6% of eligible electors enrolled to vote; and* > > *(b) calls on the Morrison/Joyce Government to close the gap by providing more resources to the Australian Electoral Commission so that people living in disadvantaged, remote and regional communities can exercise their democratic right to vote”.*
Senate, 2021-08-26. negative: ayes 12, noes 12.
Question
The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fjournals%2F8f88a445-5a90-41ad-9489-2be5a3fb1796%2F0006;query=Id%3A%22chamber%2Fjournals%2F8f88a445-5a90-41ad-9489-2be5a3fb1796%2F0000%22) introduced by the opposition, which means it failed. ### Motion text > *At the end of the motion, add “, but the Senate:* > > *(a) notes that the Northern Territory’s enrolment rate lags behind the rest of the country with only 85.6% of eligible electors enrolled to vote; and* > > *(b) calls on the Morrison/Joyce Government to close the gap by providing more resources to the Australian Electoral Commission so that people living in disadvantaged, remote and regional communities can exercise their democratic right to vote”.*
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.