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Procedure votes: Senate

688 procedural votes, newest first.

  1. Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported making the amendment on sheet 3767 to the Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025, moved by Senator Waters, during a limitation of debate.

    Defeated 12 to 31

  2. Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported making the amendment on sheet 3724 to the Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025 during limitation of debate.

    Defeated 12 to 32

  3. Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported making the amendment on sheet 3636 to the Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025 during the limitation of debate.

    Defeated 12 to 33

  4. Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to amendments on sheets 3768 and 3769 to the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025, under a limitation of debate motion.

    Defeated 25 to 34

  5. Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported the amendment on sheet 3660, in Senator David Pocock's name, being agreed to in the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025.

    Defeated 6 to 38

  6. Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the amended amendment on sheet 3731 to the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, which sets a time limit for further discussion of the amendment.

    Passed 34 to 23

  7. Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported the amendment moved by Minister Gallagher to the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 being agreed to, during a limitation of debate motion that sets time limits on the debate.

    Passed 34 to 24

  8. National Health Amendment (Passive Immunological Products) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the amendments on sheet 3661 to the National Health Amendment (Passive Immunological Products) Bill 2026, during a limitation of debate motion.

    Defeated 5 to 43

  9. Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 so its remaining stages were agreed to and the bill was passed.

    Passed 38 to 21

  10. Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes meant supporting a limitation of debate motion to bring on a vote on amendments to the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 without further debate, which was defeated.

    Defeated 25 to 34

  11. Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the amendment on sheet 3654 to the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, which would have added that amendment to the bill.

    Defeated 25 to 34

  12. Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported making amendment (1) on sheet GJ118 to the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, with the vote taken under a limitation of debate.

    Passed 38 to 21

  13. Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, which would bring the bill to a vote sooner, so the bill's main ideas were not discussed further.

    Defeated 22 to 35

  14. Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate so the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 and its consequential and transitional provisions bill could proceed to a second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

    Passed 38 to 20

  15. Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the requests for amendments on sheet 3744 to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026, during a limitation of debate motion.

    Defeated 17 to 29

  16. Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to amendments on sheets 3702 and 3734 to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026, during a limitation of debate motion.

    Defeated 13 to 34

  17. Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a request to amend the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026 during a limitation of debate motion, which the Senate rejected.

    Defeated 12 to 35

  18. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported limiting debate on the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 so that amendments on sheets 3755, 3756 and 3757 could be agreed to without further debate.

    Defeated 11 to 36

  19. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the amendments on sheets 3760 and 3766 to the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026, so they could be agreed to.

    Defeated 26 to 36

  20. Matters of Urgency: Taxation

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to the urgency motion on taxation, which would have allowed the matter to be debated ahead of other business; the motion was defeated.

    Defeated 10 to 26

  21. Documents: Superannuation: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported agreeing to general business notice of motion No. 473 on superannuation documents, which would order the production of documents, though the motion was defeated.

    Defeated 26 to 34

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

    Voting yes supported agreeing to a Senate motion requiring the production of documents relating to Housing Australia, as set out in general business notice of motion No. 472.

    Passed 36 to 23

  23. Committees: Procedure Committee: reference

    Voting yes supported Senator Roberts' motion, a procedural notice about the Senate's Procedure Committee, being agreed to as business of the Senate.

    Defeated 5 to 44

  24. Committees: Community Affairs References Committee

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to a motion on the Community Affairs References Committee, which is a procedural step about a committee inquiry rather than a bill.

    Defeated 19 to 41

  25. Motions: Australian Defence Force

    Voting yes supported suspending the Senate's normal order of business so the motion on the Australian Defence Force could be debated, though the suspension was defeated.

    Defeated 10 to 23

  26. Motions: Australian Defence Force

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the motion about the Australian Defence Force, so the question was put to a vote now.

    Passed 23 to 10

  27. Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to the amendments on sheet 3743 to the Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026, within a motion limiting debate on the bill.

    Defeated 17 to 30

  28. Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to five amendments to the Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026, as part of a motion to limit debate on the bill.

    Defeated 29 to 35

  29. Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported agreeing to amendment sheet 3747 to the Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026, as part of a limitation of debate motion.

    Defeated 4 to 40

  30. Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported making the second reading amendment on sheet 3750, moved by Senator Hume, to the Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026.

    Defeated 29 to 34

  31. Business: Consideration of Legislation

    Voting yes supported a motion about the order of business for considering legislation, which is a procedural matter rather than a policy position.

    Defeated 29 to 35

  32. Business: Rearrangement

    Voting yes supported the motion moved by Minister Wong to rearrange the order of business in the Senate, which changes the sequence of items on the daily agenda.

    Passed 37 to 31

  33. Business: Rearrangement

    Voting yes supported closing debate on the question so it could be put to a vote now, a procedural step about how the Senate conducts business.

    Passed 37 to 31

  34. Business: Rearrangement

    Voting yes supported the Senate suspending its standing orders to rearrange the order of business, as moved by Senator Wong.

    Passed 37 to 31

  35. Business: Rearrangement

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

    Passed 37 to 31

  36. Motions: Fuel

    Voting yes supported suspending standing orders to allow a motion on fuel to be moved, which would have set aside the normal rules of the Senate for that item.

    Defeated 29 to 35

  37. Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026: limitation of debate

    Voting yes supported ending debate on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026 and passing it through all remaining stages immediately.

    Defeated 11 to 26

  38. Documents: Home Guarantee Scheme: order for the production of documents

    Defeated 27 to 30

  39. Documents: Department of the Treasury, Home Guarantee Scheme: order for the production of documents

    Voting yes supported the Senate agreeing to a motion requiring production of documents from the Department of the Treasury about the Home Guarantee Scheme, as amended by Senator Askew.

    Passed 37 to 20

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

    Voting yes supported the Senate ordering the production of documents relating to Housing Australia. The motion was defeated, so the order was not made.

    Defeated 27 to 30