Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 11 August 2026 · Transport and infrastructure

Planning and Environment Amendment (AI Data Centres Moratorium) Bill 2026: introduction

Voting yes supported introducing the Planning and Environment Amendment (AI Data Centres Moratorium) Bill 2026 into parliament.

Defeated31 yes 50 no

The question put

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to provide for a moratorium on AI data centre approvals and for other purposes.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 49 no
49 members
- NoAlison Marchant
- NoAnthony Carbines
- NoAnthony Cianflone
- NoBelinda Wilson
- NoBen Carroll
- NoBronwyn Halfpenny
- NoChris Couzens
- NoColin Brooks
- NoDaniela De Martino
- NoDylan Wight
- NoEden Foster
- NoElla George
- NoGabrielle Williams
- NoGary Maas
- NoIwan Walters
- NoJackson Taylor
- NoJohn Lister
- NoJohn Mullahy
- NoJordan Crugnale
- NoJosh Bull
- NoJuliana Addison
- NoKat Theophanous
- NoKathleen Matthews-Ward
- NoKatie Hall
- NoLauren Kathage
- NoLily D'Ambrosio
- NoLuba Grigorovitch
- NoMartha Haylett
- NoMary-Anne Thomas
- NoMathew Hilakari
- NoMatt Fregon
- NoMelissa Horne
- NoMeng Heang Tak
- NoMichaela Settle
- NoNatalie Suleyman
- NoNathan Lambert
- NoNick Staikos
- NoNina Taylor
- NoPaul Edbrooke
- NoPaul Hamer
- NoPaul Mercurio
- NoPauline Richards
- NoRos Spence
- NoSarah Connolly
- NoSonya Kilkenny
- NoSteve Dimopoulos
- NoSteve McGhie
- NoTim Richardson
- NoVicki Ward
LiberalAll yes18 yes · 0 no
18 members
- YesBrad Battin
- YesBrad Rowswell
- YesBridget Vallence
- YesChris Crewther
- YesCindy McLeish
- YesDavid Hodgett
- YesDavid Southwick
- YesJames Newbury
- YesJess Wilson
- YesJohn Pesutto
- YesKim Wells
- YesMatthew Guy
- YesMichael O'Brien
- YesNicole Werner
- YesRachel Westaway
- YesRichard Riordan
- YesRoma Britnell
- YesWayne Farnham
NationalsAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesAnnabelle Cleeland
- YesDanny O'Brien
- YesEmma Kealy
- YesJade Benham
- YesKim O'Keeffe
- YesMartin Cameron
- YesPeter Walsh
- YesTim Bull
- YesTim McCurdy
GreensAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesEllen Sandell
- YesGabrielle de Vietri
- YesTim Read
Smaller parties and independents
- YesWill FowlesIndependent
- NoDarren CheesemanIndependent

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.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.