Parliament of Australia · Senate · 2 March 2026

Motions: Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee: censure

Voting yes supported agreeing to part (g) of Senator Wong's censure motion concerning Senator Pauline Hanson, which passed 36 to 17.

Passed36 yes 17 no

The question put

That part (g) of the motion moved by Senator Wong be agreed to.

Crossed the floor: Andrew McLachlan (Liberal, voted yes), Paul Scarr (Liberal, voted yes).

How each party voted

LaborAll yes22 yes · 0 no
22 members
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesCorinne Mulholland
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesDorinda Cox
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJenny McAllister
- YesJess Walsh
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesKaty Gallagher
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesNita Green
- YesPenny Wong
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesSue Lines
- YesTammy Tyrrell
- YesTony Sheldon
LiberalMostly no2 yes · 11 no
13 members
- YesAndrew McLachlan crossed the floor
- YesPaul Scarr crossed the floor
- NoAlex Antic
- NoAnne Ruston
- NoDean Smith
- NoJane Hume
- NoJessica Collins
- NoKerrynne Liddle
- NoLeah Blyth
- NoMatt O'Sullivan
- NoMichaelia Cash
- NoSarah Henderson
- NoSlade Brockman
GreensAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- YesLidia ThorpeIndependent
- NoMatthew CanavanNationals
- NoRoss CadellNationals
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- NoWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoJames McGrathLNP
- NoRalph 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.