--- title: "Local Jobs First Amendment Bill 2025: second reading (Victorian Legislative Assembly, 31 July 2025) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported adjourning debate on the Local Jobs First Amendment Bill 2025 second reading, which would have paused further discussion of the bill's main idea. Defeated 28 to 49 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 31 July 2025. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2025-07-31/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Assembly](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 31 July 2025 # Local Jobs First Amendment Bill 2025: second reading Voting yes supported adjourning debate on the Local Jobs First Amendment Bill 2025 second reading, which would have paused further discussion of the bill's main idea. Defeated **28** yes **49** no The question put That 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 [Eden Foster](https://politics.computer/mp/eden-foster) - No [Ella George](https://politics.computer/mp/ella-george) - No [Gabrielle Williams](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-williams) - No [Gary Maas](https://politics.computer/mp/gary-maas) - No [Jacinta Allan](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-allan) - No [Jackson Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/jackson-taylor) - No [John Lister](https://politics.computer/mp/john-lister) - 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 [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 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 [Paul Mercurio](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-mercurio) - 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 18 yes · 0 no 18 members - Yes [Bill Tilley](https://politics.computer/mp/bill-tilley) - 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 [John Pesutto](https://politics.computer/mp/john-pesutto) - Yes [Kim Wells](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-wells) - Yes [Matthew Guy](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-guy) - Yes [Michael O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien) - Yes [Nicole Werner](https://politics.computer/mp/nicole-werner) - Yes [Rachel Westaway](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-westaway) - Yes [Richard Riordan](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-riordan) - Yes [Roma Britnell](https://politics.computer/mp/roma-britnell) - Yes [Wayne Farnham](https://politics.computer/mp/wayne-farnham) - Nationals All yes 9 yes · 0 no 9 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 [Peter Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/peter-walsh) - Yes [Tim Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-bull) - Yes [Tim McCurdy](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-mccurdy) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [Will Fowles](https://politics.computer/mp/will-fowles) Independent Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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