Parliament of Australia · Senate · 13 October 2026

Documents: Census: order for the production of documents

Voting yes supported agreeing to general business notice of motion No. 765 by Senator Dean Smith, which calls for the production of documents relating to the Census.

Defeated26 yes 32 no

The question put

That general business notice of motion No. 765, standing in the name of Senator Dean Smith and moved by Senator Kovacic, be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 22 no
22 members
- NoAnthony Chisholm
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJess Walsh
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMalarndirri McCarthy
- NoMarielle Smith
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoRichard Dowling
- NoSue Lines
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- YesAlex Antic
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesDave Sharma
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesMatt O'Sullivan
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSlade Brockman
GreensAll no0 yes · 9 no
9 members
- NoBarbara Pocock
- NoDavid Shoebridge
- NoJordon Steele-John
- NoMehreen Faruqi
- NoNick McKim
- NoPenny Allman-Payne
- NoSarah Hanson-Young
- NoSteph Hodgins-May
- NoVanessa Bleyer
One NationAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid PocockIndependent
- NoLidia ThorpeIndependent
- YesJames McGrathLNP
- YesSusan McDonaldLNP
- YesMatthew CanavanNationals
- YesRoss CadellNationals
- YesFatima PaymanAustralia's Voice
- YesJacinta Nampijinpa PriceCLP
- YesJacqui LambieJacqui Lambie Network
- 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.