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Suspending the rules to allow a vote to happen (procedural)

Posted by theyvoteforyou.org.au

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Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators should vote to suspend standing and sessional orders (that is, the procedural rules of Parliament) so that their colleagues can introduce motions for Parliament to vote on even when the the procedural rules would prevent them from doing so

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How parliament voted

How often each party's members of parliament voted in line with this policy, from They Vote For You.

  • Australian Labor Party: voted against – 34% in line with the policy, 245 members
  • Liberal Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 54% in line with the policy, 194 members
  • National Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 55% in line with the policy, 38 members
  • Australian Greens: voted for – 61% in line with the policy, 24 members
  • Liberal National Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 50% in line with the policy, 14 members
  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 44% in line with the policy, 7 members
  • Country Liberal Party: voted for – 65% in line with the policy, 5 members
  • United Australia Party: voted against – 39% in line with the policy, 3 members
  • Centre Alliance: voted a mixture of for and against – 58% in line with the policy, 2 members
  • Family First Party: voted against – 6% in line with the policy, 2 members
  • Liberal Democratic Party: voted for – 72% in line with the policy, 2 members
  • Nick Xenophon Team: voted for – 63% in line with the policy, 2 members
  • Palmer United Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 54% in line with the policy, 2 members
  • Australia's Voice: voted a mixture of for and against – 50% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Australian Conservatives: voted a mixture of for and against – 52% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 44% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Derryn Hinch's Justice Party: voted for – 65% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Gerard Rennick People First: voted a mixture of for and against – 57% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Jacqui Lambie Network: voted a mixture of for and against – 49% in line with the policy, 1 member
  • Katter's Australian Party: voted a mixture of for and against – 52% in line with the policy, 1 member

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