--- title: "Motions: Questions without Notice (Senate, 30 October 2025) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported suspending the standing orders so that the Senate could set aside its normal business and proceed with the motion moved by Senator Marielle Smith; the motion was defeated. Defeated 23 to 38 in the Senate on 30 October 2025. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2025-10-30/8" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 30 October 2025 # Motions: Questions without Notice Voting yes supported suspending the standing orders so that the Senate could set aside its normal business and proceed with the motion moved by Senator Marielle Smith; the motion was defeated. Defeated **23** yes **38** no The question put That the suspension motion as moved by Senator Marielle Smith be agreed to. **Crossed the floor:** [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) (Labor, voted no). ## How each party voted - Labor Mostly yes 23 yes · 1 no 24 members - Yes [Anthony Chisholm](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-chisholm) - Yes [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown) - Yes [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker) - Yes [Corinne Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/corinne-mulholland) - Yes [Don Farrell](https://politics.computer/mp/don-farrell) - Yes [Dorinda Cox](https://politics.computer/mp/dorinda-cox) - Yes [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker) - Yes [Glenn Sterle](https://politics.computer/mp/glenn-sterle) - Yes [Jana Stewart](https://politics.computer/mp/jana-stewart) - Yes [Jenny McAllister](https://politics.computer/mp/jenny-mcallister) - Yes [Jess Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-walsh) - Yes [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega) - Yes [Karen Grogan](https://politics.computer/mp/karen-grogan) - Yes [Katy Gallagher](https://politics.computer/mp/katy-gallagher) - Yes [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin) - Yes [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith) - Yes [Murray Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/murray-watt) - Yes [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green) - Yes [Richard Dowling](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-dowling) - Yes [Sue Lines](https://politics.computer/mp/sue-lines) - Yes [Tim Ayres](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-ayres) - Yes [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon) - Yes [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh) - No [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) crossed the floor - Liberal All no 0 yes · 17 no 17 members - No [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic) - No [Andrew Bragg](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-bragg) - No [Andrew McLachlan](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-mclachlan) - No [Anne Ruston](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-ruston) - No [Dave Sharma](https://politics.computer/mp/dave-sharma) - No [Dean Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/dean-smith) - No [James Paterson](https://politics.computer/mp/james-paterson) - No [Jane Hume](https://politics.computer/mp/jane-hume) - No [Jessica Collins](https://politics.computer/mp/jessica-collins) - No [Jonathon Duniam](https://politics.computer/mp/jonathon-duniam) - No [Kerrynne Liddle](https://politics.computer/mp/kerrynne-liddle) - No [Leah Blyth](https://politics.computer/mp/leah-blyth) - No [Maria Kovacic](https://politics.computer/mp/maria-kovacic) - No [Matt O'Sullivan](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-o-sullivan) - No [Paul Scarr](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-scarr) - No [Richard Colbeck](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-colbeck) - No [Sarah Henderson](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-henderson) - Greens All no 0 yes · 8 no 8 members - No [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock) - No [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge) - No [Jordon Steele-John](https://politics.computer/mp/jordon-steele-john) - 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) - Nationals All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Bridget McKenzie](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-mckenzie) - No [Matthew Canavan](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-canavan) - No [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) - One Nation All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts) - No [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell) - No [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten) - Smaller parties and independents - No [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent - No [Lidia Thorpe](https://politics.computer/mp/lidia-thorpe) Independent - No [James McGrath](https://politics.computer/mp/james-mcgrath) LNP - No [Susan McDonald](https://politics.computer/mp/susan-mcdonald) LNP - No [Fatima Payman](https://politics.computer/mp/fatima-payman) Australia's Voice - No Wendy Askew Party not recorded Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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