Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-12-01.224.1) to pass the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill [for a third time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). This means that the bill will now be sent back to the House of Representatives, where our MPs will consider whether they agree with the amendments. ### What is the bill's main idea? 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, 2021-12-01. affirmative: ayes 30, noes 9.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2021-12-01.224.1) to pass the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill [for a third time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/). This means that the bill will now be sent back to the House of Representatives, where our MPs will consider whether they agree with the amendments. ### What is the bill's main idea? 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.