--- title: "Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Common Sense and Recognising Biological Sex) Bill 2026: first reading (Senate, 1 July 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Common Sense and Recognising Biological Sex) Bill 2026: first reading. Defeated 21 to 30 in the Senate on 1 July 2026. How every member voted, by party." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/senate/2026-07-01/16" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Senate](https://politics.computer/votes/senate) Parliament of Australia · Senate · 1 July 2026 · [Gender and identity](https://politics.computer/votes/senate?topic=gender%5Fidentity) # Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Common Sense and Recognising Biological Sex) Bill 2026: first reading Defeated **21** yes **30** no The question put That the motion as moved by Senator Cash be agreed to. ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 19 no 19 members - No [Carol Brown](https://politics.computer/mp/carol-brown) - No [Charlotte Walker](https://politics.computer/mp/charlotte-walker) - No [Deborah O'Neill](https://politics.computer/mp/deborah-o-neill) - 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 [Lisa Darmanin](https://politics.computer/mp/lisa-darmanin) - No [Michelle Ananda-Rajah](https://politics.computer/mp/michelle-ananda-rajah) - No [Murray Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/murray-watt) - No [Raff Ciccone](https://politics.computer/mp/raff-ciccone) - No [Sue Lines](https://politics.computer/mp/sue-lines) - No [Tammy Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/tammy-tyrrell) - No [Tony Sheldon](https://politics.computer/mp/tony-sheldon) - No [Varun Ghosh](https://politics.computer/mp/varun-ghosh) - Liberal All yes 13 yes · 0 no 13 members - Yes [Alex Antic](https://politics.computer/mp/alex-antic) - Yes [Andrew McLachlan](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-mclachlan) - Yes [Anne Ruston](https://politics.computer/mp/anne-ruston) - Yes [James Paterson](https://politics.computer/mp/james-paterson) - Yes [Jonathon Duniam](https://politics.computer/mp/jonathon-duniam) - Yes [Kerrynne Liddle](https://politics.computer/mp/kerrynne-liddle) - Yes [Maria Kovacic](https://politics.computer/mp/maria-kovacic) - Yes [Matt O'Sullivan](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-o-sullivan) - Yes [Michaelia Cash](https://politics.computer/mp/michaelia-cash) - Yes [Paul Scarr](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-scarr) - Yes [Richard Colbeck](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-colbeck) - Yes [Sarah Henderson](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-henderson) - Yes [Slade Brockman](https://politics.computer/mp/slade-brockman) - Greens All no 0 yes · 9 no 9 members - No [Barbara Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/barbara-pocock) - No [David Shoebridge](https://politics.computer/mp/david-shoebridge) - No [Jordon Steele-John](https://politics.computer/mp/jordon-steele-john) - 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 yes 3 yes · 0 no 3 members - Yes [Malcolm Roberts](https://politics.computer/mp/malcolm-roberts) - Yes [Sean Bell](https://politics.computer/mp/sean-bell) - Yes [Tyron Whitten](https://politics.computer/mp/tyron-whitten) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes Wendy Askew Party not recorded - No Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson Party not recorded - Yes [Jacinta Nampijinpa Price](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-nampijinpa-price) CLP - No [David Pocock](https://politics.computer/mp/david-pocock) Independent - Yes [Susan McDonald](https://politics.computer/mp/susan-mcdonald) LNP - Yes [Ross Cadell](https://politics.computer/mp/ross-cadell) Nationals - Yes [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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