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title: "Program: business of the house (Victorian Legislative Assembly, 14 October 2025) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported directing the manager of government business to share plans about extended sittings with every member of the house, not just party caucuses. Passed 53 to 28 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 14 October 2025. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2025-10-14/1"
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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 14 October 2025

# Program: business of the house

Voting yes supported directing the manager of government business to share plans about extended sittings with every member of the house, not just party caucuses.

Passed **53** yes **28** no 

The question put

That this house directs the manager of government business to share plans about extended sittings with every member of the house and not just the Labor caucus, the Liberal caucus, the Nationals caucus and the Greens caucus.

## How each party voted

- Labor All yes 51 yes · 0 no  
51 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 [Danny Pearson](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-pearson)
  - Yes [Dylan Wight](https://politics.computer/mp/dylan-wight)
  - Yes [Eden Foster](https://politics.computer/mp/eden-foster)
  - Yes [Ella George](https://politics.computer/mp/ella-george)
  - Yes [Emma Vulin](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-vulin)
  - Yes [Gabrielle Williams](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-williams)
  - 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 Lister](https://politics.computer/mp/john-lister)
  - 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 [Mary-Anne Thomas](https://politics.computer/mp/mary-anne-thomas)
  - 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 [Steve McGhie](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-mcghie)
  - Yes [Tim Richardson](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-richardson)
  - Yes [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward)
- Liberal All no 0 yes · 17 no  
17 members

  - No [Brad Battin](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-battin)
  - No [Brad Rowswell](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-rowswell)
  - No [Bridget Vallence](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-vallence)
  - 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 [Matthew Guy](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-guy)
  - No [Michael O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien)
  - No [Nicole Werner](https://politics.computer/mp/nicole-werner)
  - No [Rachel Westaway](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-westaway)
  - No [Richard Riordan](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-riordan)
  - No [Roma Britnell](https://politics.computer/mp/roma-britnell)
- 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)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - Yes [Ellen Sandell](https://politics.computer/mp/ellen-sandell) Greens
  - Yes [Gabrielle de Vietri](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-de-vietri) Greens
  - No [Sam Groth](https://politics.computer/mp/sam-groth) Coalition
  - No [Will Fowles](https://politics.computer/mp/will-fowles) Independent

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-2145855009-32522#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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