--- title: "Energy Legislation Amendment (Electricity Outage Emergency Response and Other Matters) Bill 2023: second reading (Victorian Legislative Assembly, 17 May 2023) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported adjourning debate on the Energy Legislation Amendment (Electricity Outage Emergency Response and Other Matters) Bill 2023 for six days, delaying its second reading debate. Passed 52 to 29 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 17 May 2023. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2023-05-17/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Assembly](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 17 May 2023 # Energy Legislation Amendment (Electricity Outage Emergency Response and Other Matters) Bill 2023: second reading Voting yes supported adjourning debate on the Energy Legislation Amendment (Electricity Outage Emergency Response and Other Matters) Bill 2023 for six days, delaying its second reading debate. Passed **52** yes **29** no The question put That the debate be adjourned for six days. ## How each party voted - Labor All yes 48 yes · 0 no 48 members - Yes [Alison Marchant](https://politics.computer/mp/alison-marchant) - Yes [Anthony Carbines](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-carbines) - Yes [Anthony Cianflone](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-cianflone) - Yes [Belinda Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/belinda-wilson) - Yes [Ben Carroll](https://politics.computer/mp/ben-carroll) - Yes [Bronwyn Halfpenny](https://politics.computer/mp/bronwyn-halfpenny) - Yes [Chris Couzens](https://politics.computer/mp/christine-couzens) - Yes [Colin Brooks](https://politics.computer/mp/colin-brooks) - Yes [Daniela De Martino](https://politics.computer/mp/daniela-de-martino) - Yes [Danny Pearson](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-pearson) - Yes [Dylan Wight](https://politics.computer/mp/dylan-wight) - Yes [Ella George](https://politics.computer/mp/ella-george) - Yes [Emma Vulin](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-vulin) - Yes [Gary Maas](https://politics.computer/mp/gary-maas) - Yes [Iwan Walters](https://politics.computer/mp/iwan-walters) - Yes [Jacinta Allan](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-allan) - Yes [Jackson Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/jackson-taylor) - Yes [John Mullahy](https://politics.computer/mp/john-mullahy) - Yes [Jordan Crugnale](https://politics.computer/mp/jordan-crugnale) - Yes [Josh Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-bull) - Yes [Juliana Addison](https://politics.computer/mp/juliana-addison) - Yes [Kat Theophanous](https://politics.computer/mp/kat-theophanous) - Yes [Kathleen Matthews-Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/kathleen-matthews-ward) - Yes [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall) - Yes [Lauren Kathage](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage) - Yes [Lily D'Ambrosio](https://politics.computer/mp/lily-d-ambrosio) - Yes [Luba Grigorovitch](https://politics.computer/mp/luba-grigorovitch) - Yes [Martha Haylett](https://politics.computer/mp/martha-haylett) - Yes [Mathew Hilakari](https://politics.computer/mp/mathew-hilakari) - Yes [Matt Fregon](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-fregon) - Yes [Melissa Horne](https://politics.computer/mp/melissa-horne) - Yes [Meng Heang Tak](https://politics.computer/mp/meng-heang-tak) - Yes [Michaela Settle](https://politics.computer/mp/michaela-settle) - Yes [Natalie Hutchins](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-hutchins) - Yes [Natalie Suleyman](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-suleyman) - Yes [Nathan Lambert](https://politics.computer/mp/nathan-lambert) - Yes [Nick Staikos](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) - Yes [Nina Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/nina-taylor) - Yes [Paul Edbrooke](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-edbrooke) - Yes [Paul Hamer](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer) - Yes [Paul Mercurio](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-mercurio) - Yes [Pauline Richards](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-richards) - Yes [Ros Spence](https://politics.computer/mp/ros-spence) - Yes [Sarah Connolly](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-connolly) - Yes [Sonya Kilkenny](https://politics.computer/mp/sonya-kilkenny) - Yes [Steve Dimopoulos](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-dimopoulos) - Yes [Tim Richardson](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-richardson) - Yes [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward) - Liberal All no 0 yes · 14 no 14 members - No [Brad Battin](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-battin) - No [Brad Rowswell](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-rowswell) - No [Chris Crewther](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-crewther) - No [Cindy McLeish](https://politics.computer/mp/cindy-mcleish) - No [David Hodgett](https://politics.computer/mp/david-hodgett) - No [David Southwick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick) - No [James Newbury](https://politics.computer/mp/james-newbury) - No [Jess Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-wilson) - No [John Pesutto](https://politics.computer/mp/john-pesutto) - No [Kim Wells](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-wells) - No [Michael O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien) - No [Richard Riordan](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-riordan) - No [Roma Britnell](https://politics.computer/mp/roma-britnell) - No [Wayne Farnham](https://politics.computer/mp/wayne-farnham) - Nationals All no 0 yes · 9 no 9 members - No [Annabelle Cleeland](https://politics.computer/mp/annabelle-cleeland) - No [Danny O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-o-brien) - No [Emma Kealy](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-kealy) - No [Jade Benham](https://politics.computer/mp/jade-benham) - No [Kim O'Keeffe](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-o-keeffe) - No [Martin Cameron](https://politics.computer/mp/martin-cameron) - No [Peter Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/peter-walsh) - No [Tim Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-bull) - No [Tim McCurdy](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-mccurdy) - Party not recorded Split 2 yes · 2 no 4 members - Yes Daniel Andrews - Yes Tim Pallas - No Ryan Smith - No Sam Hibbins - Greens All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Ellen Sandell](https://politics.computer/mp/ellen-sandell) - No [Gabrielle de Vietri](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-de-vietri) - No [Tim Read](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-read) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [Darren Cheeseman](https://politics.computer/mp/darren-cheeseman) Independent - Yes [Will Fowles](https://politics.computer/mp/will-fowles) Independent - No [Sam Groth](https://politics.computer/mp/sam-groth) Coalition Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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