--- title: "Business: Consideration of Legislation (Senate, 23 March 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported the procedural motion moved by the minister on the order of business for consideration of legislation, which the Senate agreed to. Passed 31 to 26 in the Senate on 23 March 2026. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-03-23/4" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 23 March 2026 # Business: Consideration of Legislation Voting yes supported the procedural motion moved by the minister on the order of business for consideration of legislation, which the Senate agreed to. Passed **31** yes **26** no The question put That the procedural motion moved by the minister be agreed to. **Crossed the floor:** [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) (Labor, voted no). ## How each party voted - Labor Mostly yes 21 yes · 1 no 22 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 [Dorinda Cox](https://politics.computer/mp/dorinda-cox) - Yes [Ellie Whiteaker](https://politics.computer/mp/ellie-whiteaker) - 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 [Jess Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-walsh) - Yes [Josh Dolega](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-dolega) - Yes [Karen Grogan](https://politics.computer/mp/karen-grogan) - Yes [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin) - 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 [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon) - Yes [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh) - No [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) crossed the floor - Liberal All no 0 yes · 13 no 13 members - No [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic) - No [Andrew McLachlan](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-mclachlan) - No [Anne Ruston](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-ruston) - No [Claire Chandler](https://politics.computer/mp/claire-chandler) - 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 [Jessica Collins](https://politics.computer/mp/jessica-collins) - 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 [Michaelia Cash](https://politics.computer/mp/michaelia-cash) - No [Sarah Henderson](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-henderson) - Greens All yes 9 yes · 0 no 9 members - Yes [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock) - Yes [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge) - Yes [Jordon Steele-John](https://politics.computer/mp/jordon-steele-john) - Yes [Larissa Waters](https://politics.computer/mp/larissa-waters) - 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) - Nationals All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Bridget McKenzie](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-mckenzie) - No [Matthew Canavan](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-canavan) - No [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) - One Nation All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts) - No [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell) - No [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes 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 - No [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent - No [Susan McDonald](https://politics.computer/mp/susan-mcdonald) LNP - 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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