Parliament of Australia · Senate · 9 September 2026
Matters of Urgency: Superannuation
Voting yes supported agreeing to the closure motion moved by Senator Chisholm, which would have ended debate on the matter of urgency about superannuation.
Defeated21 yes 34 no
The question put
That the motion on closure, as moved by Senator Chisholm, be agreed to.
How each party voted
- LaborAll yes21 yes · 0 no
21 members
- YesAnthony Chisholm
- YesCarol Brown
- YesCharlotte Walker
- YesDeborah O'Neill
- YesEllie Whiteaker
- YesGlenn Sterle
- YesHelen Polley
- YesJana Stewart
- YesJess Walsh
- YesJosh Dolega
- YesKaren Grogan
- YesLisa Darmanin
- YesMalarndirri McCarthy
- YesMarielle Smith
- YesMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- YesRaff Ciccone
- YesRichard Dowling
- YesSue Lines
- YesTim Ayres
- YesTony Sheldon
- YesVarun Ghosh
- LiberalAll no0 yes · 15 no
- GreensAll no0 yes · 8 no
- One NationAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoMatthew CanavanNationals
- NoRoss CadellNationals
- NoFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- NoJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- NoJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- NoSusan McDonaldLNP
- 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.