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title: "Big Housing Build: motions (Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2 August 2023) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported adjourning the debate on the Big Housing Build motion, which would have postponed further discussion of it; the motion was defeated. Defeated 22 to 52 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 2 August 2023. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2023-08-02/1"
---

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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 2 August 2023

# Big Housing Build: motions

Voting yes supported adjourning the debate on the Big Housing Build motion, which would have postponed further discussion of it; the motion was defeated.

Defeated **22** yes **52** no 

The question put

That the debate be adjourned.

## How each party voted

- Labor All no 0 yes · 49 no  
49 members

  - No [Alison Marchant](https://politics.computer/mp/alison-marchant)
  - No [Anthony Carbines](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-carbines)
  - No [Anthony Cianflone](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-cianflone)
  - No [Belinda Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/belinda-wilson)
  - No [Ben Carroll](https://politics.computer/mp/ben-carroll)
  - No [Bronwyn Halfpenny](https://politics.computer/mp/bronwyn-halfpenny)
  - No [Chris Couzens](https://politics.computer/mp/christine-couzens)
  - No [Colin Brooks](https://politics.computer/mp/colin-brooks)
  - No [Daniela De Martino](https://politics.computer/mp/daniela-de-martino)
  - No [Danny Pearson](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-pearson)
  - No [Dylan Wight](https://politics.computer/mp/dylan-wight)
  - No [Ella George](https://politics.computer/mp/ella-george)
  - No [Emma Vulin](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-vulin)
  - No [Gabrielle Williams](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-williams)
  - No [Gary Maas](https://politics.computer/mp/gary-maas)
  - No [Iwan Walters](https://politics.computer/mp/iwan-walters)
  - No [Jacinta Allan](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-allan)
  - No [John Mullahy](https://politics.computer/mp/john-mullahy)
  - No [Jordan Crugnale](https://politics.computer/mp/jordan-crugnale)
  - No [Josh Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-bull)
  - No [Juliana Addison](https://politics.computer/mp/juliana-addison)
  - No [Kat Theophanous](https://politics.computer/mp/kat-theophanous)
  - No [Kathleen Matthews-Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/kathleen-matthews-ward)
  - No [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall)
  - No [Lauren Kathage](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage)
  - No [Lily D'Ambrosio](https://politics.computer/mp/lily-d-ambrosio)
  - No [Luba Grigorovitch](https://politics.computer/mp/luba-grigorovitch)
  - No [Martha Haylett](https://politics.computer/mp/martha-haylett)
  - No [Mary-Anne Thomas](https://politics.computer/mp/mary-anne-thomas)
  - No [Mathew Hilakari](https://politics.computer/mp/mathew-hilakari)
  - No [Matt Fregon](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-fregon)
  - No [Melissa Horne](https://politics.computer/mp/melissa-horne)
  - No [Meng Heang Tak](https://politics.computer/mp/meng-heang-tak)
  - No [Michaela Settle](https://politics.computer/mp/michaela-settle)
  - No [Natalie Hutchins](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-hutchins)
  - No [Natalie Suleyman](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-suleyman)
  - No [Nathan Lambert](https://politics.computer/mp/nathan-lambert)
  - No [Nick Staikos](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos)
  - No [Nina Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/nina-taylor)
  - No [Paul Edbrooke](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-edbrooke)
  - No [Paul Hamer](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer)
  - No [Pauline Richards](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-richards)
  - No [Ros Spence](https://politics.computer/mp/ros-spence)
  - No [Sarah Connolly](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-connolly)
  - No [Sonya Kilkenny](https://politics.computer/mp/sonya-kilkenny)
  - No [Steve Dimopoulos](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-dimopoulos)
  - No [Steve McGhie](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-mcghie)
  - No [Tim Richardson](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-richardson)
  - No [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward)
- Liberal All yes 13 yes · 0 no  
13 members

  - Yes [Brad Battin](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-battin)
  - Yes [Brad Rowswell](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-rowswell)
  - Yes [Bridget Vallence](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-vallence)
  - Yes [Chris Crewther](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-crewther)
  - Yes [Cindy McLeish](https://politics.computer/mp/cindy-mcleish)
  - Yes [David Hodgett](https://politics.computer/mp/david-hodgett)
  - Yes [David Southwick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick)
  - Yes [James Newbury](https://politics.computer/mp/james-newbury)
  - Yes [Jess Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-wilson)
  - Yes [John Pesutto](https://politics.computer/mp/john-pesutto)
  - Yes [Michael O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien)
  - Yes [Richard Riordan](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-riordan)
  - Yes [Wayne Farnham](https://politics.computer/mp/wayne-farnham)
- Nationals All yes 8 yes · 0 no  
8 members

  - Yes [Annabelle Cleeland](https://politics.computer/mp/annabelle-cleeland)
  - Yes [Danny O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-o-brien)
  - Yes [Emma Kealy](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-kealy)
  - Yes [Jade Benham](https://politics.computer/mp/jade-benham)
  - Yes [Kim O'Keeffe](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-o-keeffe)
  - Yes [Martin Cameron](https://politics.computer/mp/martin-cameron)
  - Yes [Tim Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-bull)
  - Yes [Tim McCurdy](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-mccurdy)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - No [Darren Cheeseman](https://politics.computer/mp/darren-cheeseman) Independent
  - No [Will Fowles](https://politics.computer/mp/will-fowles) Independent
  - Yes [Sam Groth](https://politics.computer/mp/sam-groth) Coalition
  - No Tim Pallas Party not recorded

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.

[All Victorian Legislative Assembly votes](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) 

Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/parliamentary-activity/hansard/hansard-details/HANSARD-2145855009-21296#division-marker-1). The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.

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