Motions - Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services - Explanation requested
Senate, 2022-02-09. affirmative: ayes 28, noes 26.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a motion ↗︎ introduced by Tasmanian Senator Anne Urquhart ↗︎ (Labor), which means it succeeded.
Motion text
That—
(a) the Senate requires the Minister representing the Prime Minister to attend the Senate at 9.30 am on Thursday, 10 February 2022 to provide a detailed explanation as to why the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services remains the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services;
(b) any senator may move to take note of the explanation required by paragraph (a); and
(c) any motion under paragraph (b) may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes, shall have precedence over all business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.
How each member voted
How each party voted
Party labels are those recorded for this division, rather than current affiliations.
- Liberal: no 19
- Labor: aye 17
- Independent: no 1, aye 2
- LNP: no 2
- Greens: aye 7
- One Nation: aye 1
- Nationals: no 2
- Country Liberal Party: no 1
- DPRES: no 1
- PRES: aye 1
Noes
- Amanda Stoker (Liberal) — no
- Andrew Bragg (Liberal) — no
- Andrew McLachlan (Liberal) — no
- Anne Ruston (Liberal) — no
- Claire Chandler (Liberal) — no
- Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Liberal) — no
- David Van (Independent) — no
- Dean Smith (Liberal) — no
- Greg Mirabella (Liberal) — no
- Hollie Hughes (Liberal) — no
- James McGrath (LNP) — no
- James Paterson (Liberal) — no
- Jane Hume (Liberal) — no
- Jim Molan (Liberal) — no
- Jonathon Duniam (Liberal) — no
- Marise Payne (Liberal) — no
- Matt O'Sullivan (Liberal) — no
- Matthew Canavan (LNP) — no
- Michaelia Cash (Liberal) — no
- Perin Davey (Nationals) — no
- Richard Colbeck (Liberal) — no
- Sam McMahon (Country Liberal Party) — no
- Sarah Henderson (Liberal) — no
- Slade Brockman (DPRES) — no
- Susan McDonald (Nationals) — no
- Zed Seselja (Liberal) — no
Ayes
- Anne Urquhart (Labor) — aye
- Anthony Chisholm (Labor) — aye
- Deborah O'Neill (Labor) — aye
- Don Farrell (Labor) — aye
- Dorinda Cox (Labor) — aye
- Janet Rice (Greens) — aye
- Jenny McAllister (Labor) — aye
- Jess Walsh (Labor) — aye
- Jordon Steele-John (Greens) — aye
- Karen Grogan (Labor) — aye
- Kim Carr (Labor) — aye
- Kimberley Kitching (Labor) — aye
- Larissa Waters (Greens) — aye
- Lidia Thorpe (Independent) — aye
- Louise Pratt (Labor) — aye
- Malarndirri McCarthy (Labor) — aye
- Malcolm Roberts (One Nation) — aye
- Marielle Smith (Labor) — aye
- Mehreen Faruqi (Greens) — aye
- Murray Watt (Labor) — aye
- Nick McKim (Greens) — aye
- Patrick Dodson (Labor) — aye
- Peter Whish-Wilson (Greens) — aye
- Raff Ciccone (Labor) — aye
- Rex Patrick (Independent) — aye
- Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens) — aye
- Sue Lines (PRES) — aye
- Tony Sheldon (Labor) — aye
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