Parliament of Australia · Senate · 14 May 2026
Committees: Economics References Committee
Voting yes supported the Economics References Committee being given a reference to inquire into a matter, but the motion was defeated. Voting yes meant agreeing to refer the subject to that committee for inquiry.
Defeated22 yes 31 no
The question put
That the motion be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 20 no
20 members
- LiberalAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
- One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesBridget McKenzieNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoDavid PocockIndependent
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- NoPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- 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.