--- title: "Committees: Economics References Committee (Senate, 3 September 2025) | Politics Computer" description: "Committees: Economics References Committee. Defeated 9 to 37 in the Senate on 3 September 2025. How every member voted, by party." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2025-09-03/14" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 3 September 2025 # Committees: Economics References Committee Defeated **9** yes **37** no The question put That the motion be agreed to. **Free vote.** Liberal was split, which usually means members could vote their conscience, so nobody here is counted as voting against their party. ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 22 no 22 members - No [Anthony Chisholm](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-chisholm) - No [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown) - No [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker) - No [Corinne Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/corinne-mulholland) - No [Deborah O'Neill](https://politics.computer/mp/deborah-o-neill) - No [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker) - No [Glenn Sterle](https://politics.computer/mp/glenn-sterle) - No [Helen Polley](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-polley) - No [Jenny McAllister](https://politics.computer/mp/jenny-mcallister) - No [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega) - No [Karen Grogan](https://politics.computer/mp/karen-grogan) - No [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin) - No [Malarndirri McCarthy](https://politics.computer/mp/malarndirri-mccarthy) - No [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith) - No [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah) - No [Murray Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/murray-watt) - No [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green) - No [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone) - No [Richard Dowling](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-dowling) - No [Sue Lines](https://politics.computer/mp/sue-lines) - No [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) - No [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh) - Greens All no 0 yes · 8 no 8 members - No [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock) - No [Jordon Steele-John](https://politics.computer/mp/jordon-steele-john) - No [Larissa Waters](https://politics.computer/mp/larissa-waters) - No [Mehreen Faruqi](https://politics.computer/mp/mehreen-faruqi) - No [Nick McKim](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mckim) - No [Penny Allman-Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/penny-allman-payne) - No [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-hanson-young) - No [Steph Hodgins-May](https://politics.computer/mp/steph-hodgins-may) - Liberal Split 2 yes · 3 no 5 members - Yes [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic) - Yes [Sarah Henderson](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-henderson) - No [Anne Ruston](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-ruston) - No [Jonathon Duniam](https://politics.computer/mp/jonathon-duniam) - No [Paul Scarr](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-scarr) - Nationals All yes 3 yes · 0 no 3 members - Yes [Bridget McKenzie](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-mckenzie) - Yes [Matthew Canavan](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-canavan) - Yes [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) - One Nation All yes 3 yes · 0 no 3 members - Yes [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts) - Yes [Pauline Hanson](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-hanson) - Yes [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten) - Smaller parties and independents - No Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson Party not recorded - No Wendy Askew Party not recorded - No [Fatima Payman](https://politics.computer/mp/fatima-payman) Australia's Voice - No [Lidia Thorpe](https://politics.computer/mp/lidia-thorpe) Independent - Yes [Ralph Babet](https://politics.computer/mp/ralph-babet) United Australia Party Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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