Parliament of Australia · Senate · 25 November 2025

Motions: Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee: censure

Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by Senator Ruston to the censure motion against Senator Pauline Hanson, which was defeated.

Defeated25 yes 40 no

The question put

That the amendment moved by Senator Ruston be agreed to.

Crossed the floor: Andrew McLachlan (Liberal, voted no).

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 26 no
26 members
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoCorinne Mulholland
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDon Farrell
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoKaty Gallagher
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoPenny Wong
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalMostly yes15 yes · 1 no
16 members
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesClaire Chandler
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
- YesSlade Brockman
- NoAndrew McLachlan crossed the floor
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
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
NationalsAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesBridget McKenzie
- YesMatthew Canavan
- YesRoss Cadell
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- NoLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- 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.