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title: "Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025: consideration in detail (House of Representatives, 5 November 2025) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported the amendment moved by the member for Bradfield to the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 being agreed to, which would change the bill's wording. Defeated 10 to 98 in the House of Representatives on 5 November 2025. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/house/2025-11-05/5"
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Parliament of Australia · House of Representatives · 5 November 2025 · [Defence and foreign affairs](https://politics.computer/votes/house?topic=defence%5Fforeign) 

# Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025: consideration in detail

Voting yes supported the amendment moved by the member for Bradfield to the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 being agreed to, which would change the bill's wording.

Defeated **10** yes **98** no 

The question put

That the amendment moved by the member for Bradfield be agreed to.

## How each party voted

- Labor All no 0 yes · 64 no  
64 members

  - No [Ali France](https://politics.computer/mp/ali-france)
  - No [Alice Jordan-Baird](https://politics.computer/mp/alice-jordan-baird)
  - No [Andrew Giles](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-giles)
  - No [Andrew Leigh](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-leigh)
  - No [Anne Stanley](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-stanley)
  - No [Anne Urquhart](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-urquhart)
  - No [Ash Ambihaipahar](https://politics.computer/mp/ash-ambihaipahar)
  - No [Basem Abdo](https://politics.computer/mp/basem-abdo)
  - No [Carina Garland](https://politics.computer/mp/carina-garland)
  - No [Carol Berry](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-berry)
  - No [Claire Clutterham](https://politics.computer/mp/claire-clutterham)
  - No [Dan Repacholi](https://politics.computer/mp/dan-repacholi)
  - No [David Moncrieff](https://politics.computer/mp/david-moncrieff)
  - No [David Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/david-smith)
  - No [Ed Husic](https://politics.computer/mp/ed-husic)
  - No [Emma Comer](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-comer)
  - No [Emma McBride](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-mcbride)
  - No [Fiona Phillips](https://politics.computer/mp/fiona-phillips)
  - No [Gabriel Ng](https://politics.computer/mp/gabriel-ng)
  - No [Ged Kearney](https://politics.computer/mp/ged-kearney)
  - No [Gordon Reid](https://politics.computer/mp/gordon-reid)
  - No [Jerome Laxale](https://politics.computer/mp/jerome-laxale)
  - No [Jess Teesdale](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-teesdale)
  - No [Jo Briskey](https://politics.computer/mp/jo-briskey)
  - No [Joanne Ryan](https://politics.computer/mp/joanne-ryan)
  - No [Jodie Belyea](https://politics.computer/mp/jodie-belyea)
  - No [Josh Burns](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-burns)
  - No [Julian Hill](https://politics.computer/mp/julian-hill)
  - No [Julie-Ann Campbell](https://politics.computer/mp/julie-ann-campbell)
  - No [Justine Elliot](https://politics.computer/mp/justine-elliot)
  - No [Kara Cook](https://politics.computer/mp/kara-cook)
  - No [Kate Thwaites](https://politics.computer/mp/kate-thwaites)
  - No [Libby Coker](https://politics.computer/mp/libby-coker)
  - No [Lisa Chesters](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-chesters)
  - No [Louise Miller-Frost](https://politics.computer/mp/louise-miller-frost)
  - No [Luke Gosling](https://politics.computer/mp/luke-gosling)
  - No [Madonna Jarrett](https://politics.computer/mp/madonna-jarrett)
  - No [Marion Scrymgour](https://politics.computer/mp/marion-scrymgour)
  - No [Mark Dreyfus](https://politics.computer/mp/mark-dreyfus)
  - No [Mary Doyle](https://politics.computer/mp/mary-doyle)
  - No [Matt Burnell](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-burnell)
  - No [Matt Gregg](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-gregg)
  - No [Matt Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-smith)
  - No [Mike Freelander](https://politics.computer/mp/mike-freelander)
  - No [Patrick Gorman](https://politics.computer/mp/patrick-gorman)
  - No [Peter Khalil](https://politics.computer/mp/peter-khalil)
  - No [Rebecca White](https://politics.computer/mp/rebecca-white)
  - No [Renee Coffey](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-coffey)
  - No [Richard Marles](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-marles)
  - No [Rob Mitchell](https://politics.computer/mp/rob-mitchell)
  - No [Rowan Holzberger](https://politics.computer/mp/rowan-holzberger)
  - No [Sally Sitou](https://politics.computer/mp/sally-sitou)
  - No [Sarah Witty](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-witty)
  - No [Sharon Claydon](https://politics.computer/mp/sharon-claydon)
  - No [Shayne Neumann](https://politics.computer/mp/shayne-neumann)
  - No [Steve Georganas](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-georganas)
  - No [Susan Templeman](https://politics.computer/mp/susan-templeman)
  - No [Tania Lawrence](https://politics.computer/mp/tania-lawrence)
  - No [Tim Watts](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-watts)
  - No [Tom French](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-french)
  - No [Tony Zappia](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-zappia)
  - No [Tracey Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/tracey-roberts)
  - No [Trish Cook](https://politics.computer/mp/trish-cook)
  - No [Zhi Soon](https://politics.computer/mp/zhi-soon)
- Liberal All no 0 yes · 14 no  
14 members

  - No [Aaron Violi](https://politics.computer/mp/aaron-violi)
  - No [Alex Hawke](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-hawke)
  - No [Andrew Hastie](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-hastie)
  - No [Ben Small](https://politics.computer/mp/ben-small)
  - No [Julian Leeser](https://politics.computer/mp/julian-leeser)
  - No [Mary Aldred](https://politics.computer/mp/mary-aldred)
  - No [Melissa McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/melissa-mcintosh)
  - No [Melissa Price](https://politics.computer/mp/melissa-price)
  - No [Rick Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/rick-wilson)
  - No [Simon Kennedy](https://politics.computer/mp/simon-kennedy)
  - No [Tim Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-wilson)
  - No [Tom Venning](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-venning)
  - No [Tony Pasin](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-pasin)
  - No [Zoe McKenzie](https://politics.computer/mp/zoe-mckenzie)
- LNP All no 0 yes · 13 no  
13 members

  - No [Andrew Wallace](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-wallace)
  - No [Andrew Willcox](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-willcox)
  - No [Angie Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/angie-bell)
  - No [Cameron Caldwell](https://politics.computer/mp/cameron-caldwell)
  - No [Colin Boyce](https://politics.computer/mp/colin-boyce)
  - No [David Batt](https://politics.computer/mp/david-batt)
  - No [Garth Hamilton](https://politics.computer/mp/garth-hamilton)
  - No [Henry Pike](https://politics.computer/mp/henry-pike)
  - No [Leon Rebello](https://politics.computer/mp/leon-rebello)
  - No [Llew O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/llew-o-brien)
  - No [Michelle Landry](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-landry)
  - No [Scott Buchholz](https://politics.computer/mp/scott-buchholz)
  - No [Terry Young](https://politics.computer/mp/terry-young)
- Independent All yes 9 yes · 0 no  
9 members

  - Yes [Andrew Gee](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-gee)
  - Yes [Andrew Wilkie](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-wilkie)
  - Yes [Dai Le](https://politics.computer/mp/dai-le)
  - Yes [Helen Haines](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-haines)
  - Yes [Kate Chaney](https://politics.computer/mp/kate-chaney)
  - Yes [Monique Ryan](https://politics.computer/mp/monique-ryan)
  - Yes [Nicolette Boele](https://politics.computer/mp/nicolette-boele)
  - Yes [Sophie Scamps](https://politics.computer/mp/sophie-scamps)
  - Yes [Zali Steggall](https://politics.computer/mp/zali-steggall)
- Nationals All no 0 yes · 7 no  
7 members

  - No [Alison Penfold](https://politics.computer/mp/alison-penfold)
  - No [Anne Webster](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-webster)
  - No [Darren Chester](https://politics.computer/mp/darren-chester)
  - No [Jamie Chaffey](https://politics.computer/mp/jamie-chaffey)
  - No [Kevin Hogan](https://politics.computer/mp/kevin-hogan)
  - No [Michael McCormack](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-mccormack)
  - No [Sam Birrell](https://politics.computer/mp/sam-birrell)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - Yes [Elizabeth Watson-Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/elizabeth-watson-brown) Greens

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

[Previous Vote 4 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/house/2025-11-05/4) [All House of Representatives votes](https://politics.computer/votes/house) 

Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Australia](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=%5Ffragment%5Fnumber,doc%5Fdate-rev;page=0;query=Dataset%3Ahansardr,hansardr80%20Date%3A5%2F11%2F2025;rec=0;resCount=Default), read through [the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data](https://data.openaustralia.org.au/). The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.

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