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Parliament of Australia

Procedure votes: Senate

688 procedural votes, newest first.

  1. Documents: Consumer Data Right: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Dean Smith's motion No. 268 requiring the production of documents about the Consumer Data Right, which the Senate did not agree to.

    Defeated 26 to 30

  2. Documents: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported an order requiring the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to produce documents, as set out in general business notice of motion No. 267.

    Defeated 26 to 30

  3. Motions: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion from Senator Payman seeking an order for the production of documents from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.

    Defeated 26 to 30

  4. Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to general business notice of motion No. 260, moved by Senator Payman, which concerns the production of documents relating to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025.

    Passed 36 to 21

  5. Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025: in committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to amendments (1), (2), (4) and (6) to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 during the committee stage.

    Defeated 16 to 25

  6. Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025: in committee

    Voting yes supported keeping division 2 in item 2 of schedule 1 of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 as printed, without amendment at the committee stage.

    Passed 25 to 15

  7. Motions: Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee: censure

    Voting yes supported the Senate censuring Senator Pauline Hanson over the motion moved by Senator Wong, as the remainder of that motion was agreed to.

    Passed 55 to 5

  8. Motions: Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee: censure

    Voting yes supported agreeing to parts (1)(a), (8), (9) and (10) of a motion moved by Senator Wong about Senator Pauline Hanson and Senator Lee, which censures senators.

    Passed 40 to 25

  9. Motions: Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee: censure

    Voting yes supported making the amendment moved by Senator Ruston to the censure motion against Senator Pauline Hanson, which was defeated.

    Defeated 25 to 40

  10. Motions: Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee: censure

    Voting yes supported the closure motion moved by Minister Gallagher, which ends debate on the censure motion against Senator Pauline Hanson.

    Passed 39 to 27

  11. Motions: Hanson, Senator Pauline Lee: censure

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the censure motion moved by Senator Wong concerning Senator Hanson, which is a procedural motion, so a yes vote backed that censure.

    Passed 46 to 5

  12. Documents: Housing Australia: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate ordering the production of documents relating to Housing Australia, as set out in motion No. 251 moved by Senator Askew.

    Passed 37 to 21

  13. Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025: second reading

    Voting yes supported Senator Pocock's motion instructing the committee of the whole to divide the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 into separate parts, which the bill's summary does not describe.

    Defeated 18 to 24

  14. Business: Withdrawal

    Voting yes supported suspending the Senate's standing orders as moved by Senator Pocock, which lets the Senate set aside its usual procedure for the business described under Withdrawal.

    Passed 38 to 22

  15. Documents: Department of the Treasury: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion requiring the production of Department of the Treasury documents, as set out in notice of motion No. 244 by Senator Bragg.

    Passed 34 to 20

  16. Documents: Waste Management and Recycling: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion calling for the production of documents on waste management and recycling, which would have required the government to provide those papers to the Senate.

    Defeated 17 to 30

  17. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the government's order of business for considering legislation, which sets the order in which bills are dealt with in the Senate.

    Passed 36 to 13

  18. Committees: Community Affairs References Committee

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Ruston's motion on the Community Affairs References Committee, which concerns referring a matter to that committee for inquiry.

    Passed 38 to 22

  19. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported making the amendment to the Selection of Bills Committee report, namely part (b) proposed by Senator McKim.

    Defeated 16 to 26

  20. Committees: Selection of Bills Committee: report

    Voting yes supported making Senator Gallagher's amendment to Senator McKim's amendment to the Selection of Bills Committee report, which concerns how the Senate schedules its business.

    Passed 30 to 13

  21. Committees: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

    Voting yes supported the motion moved by Senator Shoebridge on referring a matter to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, which would set up an inquiry.

    Defeated 12 to 23

  22. Matters of Urgency: Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union

    Voting yes supported the urgency motion moved by Senator Kovacic on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union being agreed to, which would have allowed the matter to be debated ahead of other business.

    Defeated 23 to 30

  23. Matters of Urgency: Housing

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the Senate motion moved by Senator Barbara Pocock on housing as a matter of urgency, which was defeated.

    Defeated 11 to 29

  24. Committees: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

    Voting yes supported making the amendment to general business notice No. 243, moved by Senator Shoebridge, which concerns a reference to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee.

    Defeated 12 to 23

  25. Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate so the remaining Pauline Hanson's One Nation amendments to the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 could be agreed to.

    Defeated 22 to 34

  26. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported suspending the Senate's standing orders to allow consideration of legislation out of the usual order, as moved by Senator David Pocock.

    Defeated 10 to 37

  27. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the business of considering legislation so the question could be put to a vote immediately.

    Passed 30 to 26

  28. Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate so that the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and its consequential amendments bill could be read a second time.

    Passed 40 to 4

  29. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported the motion on the Senate's business order, which sets how legislation is considered, rather than any policy change.

    Passed 34 to 7

  30. Documents: Australian Public Service Commission: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to part (b) of Minister Gallagher's motion, as amended, which orders the production of documents from the Australian Public Service Commission.

    Passed 34 to 17

  31. Documents: Australian Public Service Commission: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported adding Senator David Pocock's amendment to the opposition's amendment on the order for production of documents from the Australian Public Service Commission.

    Defeated 16 to 30

  32. Business: Senate Temporary Orders

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion moved by Senator Marielle Smith to set a general business notice of motion, No. 232, under the Senate's temporary orders, which was defeated.

    Defeated 22 to 38

  33. Committees: Productivity in Australia Select Committee: appointment

    Voting yes supported agreeing to general business notice of motion No. 166 to appoint the Productivity in Australia Select Committee, which is a parliamentary inquiry rather than a policy measure.

    Passed 37 to 23

  34. Committees: Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount Select Committee: appointment

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a motion from Senator McKim, the Senate's general business notice of motion No. 163 on the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount Select Committee.

    Passed 35 to 23

  35. Committees: AUKUS Select Committee: appointment

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Shoebridge's notice of motion No. 34 concerning the AUKUS Select Committee, a motion about committee membership rather than a policy change.

    Defeated 14 to 27

  36. Documents: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sports and the Arts: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to Senator Payman's motion for the production of documents from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sports and the Arts. The motion was defeated.

    Defeated 28 to 33

  37. Committees: Education and Employment References Committee

    Voting yes supported the Senate motion moved by Senator Kovacic on the Education and Employment References Committee, which concerns referring a matter to that committee for inquiry.

    Defeated 26 to 31

  38. Documents: Cybersafety: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate ordering the production of documents on cybersafety, as set out in motion No. 215 moved by Senator Payman.

    Passed 36 to 20

  39. Committees: Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy—Select Committee: reporting date

    Voting yes supported agreeing to motion No. 212, moved by Senator Whish-Wilson, which concerns the reporting date of the Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy.

    Passed 37 to 19

  40. Committees: Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

    Voting yes supported Senator Bell's motion (business of the Senate motion No. 2) being agreed to, which concerns referring a matter to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee.

    Defeated 23 to 34