--- title: "Committees: Procedure Committee: reference (Senate, 4 March 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported agreeing to part (a) of a Senate notice of motion referring a matter to the Procedure Committee, which is about how the Senate runs. Defeated 12 to 35 in the Senate on 4 March 2026. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-03-04/24" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 4 March 2026 # Committees: Procedure Committee: reference Voting yes supported agreeing to part (a) of a Senate notice of motion referring a matter to the Procedure Committee, which is about how the Senate runs. Defeated **12** yes **35** no The question put That business of the Senate No. 3, standing in the name of Senators Thorpe and Faruqi, part (a) be agreed to. ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 24 no 24 members - No [Anthony Chisholm](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-chisholm) - No [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown) - No [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker) - No [Corinne Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/corinne-mulholland) - No [Dorinda Cox](https://politics.computer/mp/dorinda-cox) - No [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker) - No [Glenn Sterle](https://politics.computer/mp/glenn-sterle) - No [Helen Polley](https://politics.computer/mp/helen-polley) - No [Jana Stewart](https://politics.computer/mp/jana-stewart) - No [Jess Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-walsh) - No [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega) - No [Karen Grogan](https://politics.computer/mp/karen-grogan) - No [Katy Gallagher](https://politics.computer/mp/katy-gallagher) - No [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin) - No [Malarndirri McCarthy](https://politics.computer/mp/malarndirri-mccarthy) - No [Marielle Smith](https://politics.computer/mp/marielle-smith) - No [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah) - No [Nita Green](https://politics.computer/mp/nita-green) - No [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone) - No [Richard Dowling](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-dowling) - No [Sue Lines](https://politics.computer/mp/sue-lines) - No [Tim Ayres](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-ayres) - No [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon) - No [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh) - Greens All yes 7 yes · 0 no 7 members - Yes [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock) - Yes [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge) - Yes [Mehreen Faruqi](https://politics.computer/mp/mehreen-faruqi) - Yes [Nick McKim](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mckim) - Yes [Penny Allman-Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/penny-allman-payne) - Yes [Sarah Hanson-Young](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-hanson-young) - Yes [Steph Hodgins-May](https://politics.computer/mp/steph-hodgins-may) - Liberal All no 0 yes · 5 no 5 members - No [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic) - No [James Paterson](https://politics.computer/mp/james-paterson) - No [Jonathon Duniam](https://politics.computer/mp/jonathon-duniam) - No [Matt O'Sullivan](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-o-sullivan) - No [Slade Brockman](https://politics.computer/mp/slade-brockman) - 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 - Yes [Lidia Thorpe](https://politics.computer/mp/lidia-thorpe) Independent - Yes Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson Party not recorded - No Wendy Askew Party not recorded - Yes [Fatima Payman](https://politics.computer/mp/fatima-payman) Australia's Voice - Yes [Jacqui Lambie](https://politics.computer/mp/jacqui-lambie) Jacqui Lambie Network - No [Ralph Babet](https://politics.computer/mp/ralph-babet) United Australia Party Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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