--- title: "Motions: Middle East (Senate, 2 March 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Motions: Middle East. Defeated 26 to 38 in the Senate on 2 March 2026. How every member voted, by party." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-03-02/4" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 2 March 2026 · [Defence and foreign affairs](https://politics.computer/votes/senate?topic=defence%5Fforeign) # Motions: Middle East Defeated **26** yes **38** no The question put That Senator Wong's amendment be agreed to. ## How each party voted - Labor All yes 24 yes · 0 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 [Deborah O'Neill](https://politics.computer/mp/deborah-o-neill) - 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 [Helen Polley](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-polley) - Yes [Jana Stewart](https://politics.computer/mp/jana-stewart) - Yes [Jenny McAllister](https://politics.computer/mp/jenny-mcallister) - Yes [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega) - Yes [Katy Gallagher](https://politics.computer/mp/katy-gallagher) - Yes [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin) - Yes [Malarndirri McCarthy](https://politics.computer/mp/malarndirri-mccarthy) - Yes [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith) - Yes [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah) - Yes [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green) - Yes [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone) - 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) - Liberal All no 0 yes · 18 no 18 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 [Michaelia Cash](https://politics.computer/mp/michaelia-cash) - No [Paul Scarr](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-scarr) - No [Richard Colbeck](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-colbeck) - No [Slade Brockman](https://politics.computer/mp/slade-brockman) - 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 [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) - One Nation All no 0 yes · 4 no 4 members - No [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts) - No [Pauline Hanson](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-hanson) - No [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell) - No [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent - No [Lidia Thorpe](https://politics.computer/mp/lidia-thorpe) Independent - No [Bridget McKenzie](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-mckenzie) Nationals - No [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) Nationals - 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 [Jacinta Nampijinpa Price](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-nampijinpa-price) CLP - Yes [Jacqui Lambie](https://politics.computer/mp/jacqui-lambie) Jacqui Lambie Network - No [Susan McDonald](https://politics.computer/mp/susan-mcdonald) LNP Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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