Division
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-07-02.4.30) to the usual second reading motion (which is, "that the bill be read a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment would have added the words below. ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to allow any division of any amalgamated registered organisation to withdraw from the amalgamated organisation after a vote of members within the division, to ensure that unions remain true representatives of the workers they represent".*
Senate, 2024-07-02. negative: ayes 27, noes 33.
Question
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2024-07-02.4.30) to the usual second reading motion (which is, "that the bill be read a second time" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). The amendment would have added the words below. ### Amendment text > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to allow any division of any amalgamated registered organisation to withdraw from the amalgamated organisation after a vote of members within the division, to ensure that unions remain true representatives of the workers they represent".*
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.