Division
The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-11-24.163.2): > *That the [Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6752) be referred to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 February 2022.* This means the motion failed and so the bill will not be sent to that Committee for their consideration. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6752), the bill: > *Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to reduce from $500 000 to $100 000 the threshold for electoral expenditure that can be incurred by an individual or organisation before they are required to register as a political campaigner.* More detail is included in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2122a/22bd015), which is produced by the parliamentary library and is a useful nonpartisan document.
Senate, 2021-11-24. negative: ayes 25, noes 25.
Question
The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-11-24.163.2): > *That the [Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) Bill 2021](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6752) be referred to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 February 2022.* This means the motion failed and so the bill will not be sent to that Committee for their consideration. ### What does the bill do? According to the [bill homepage](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6752), the bill: > *Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to reduce from $500 000 to $100 000 the threshold for electoral expenditure that can be incurred by an individual or organisation before they are required to register as a political campaigner.* More detail is included in the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2122a/22bd015), which is produced by the parliamentary library and is a useful nonpartisan document.
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.