Parliament of Australia · Senate · 5 November 2025

Matters of Urgency: Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union

Voting yes supported the urgency motion moved by Senator Kovacic on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union being agreed to, which would have allowed the matter to be debated ahead of other business.

Defeated23 yes 30 no

The question put

That the urgency motion moved by Senator Kovacic be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 21 no
21 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTim Ayres
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes13 yes · 0 no
13 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesSarah Henderson
- YesSlade Brockman
GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
9 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoLarissa Waters
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
NationalsAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesBridget McKenzie
- YesMatthew Canavan
- YesRoss Cadell
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesRalph BabetUnited Australia Party

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.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Australia, read through the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.