--- title: "Government performance: motions (Victorian Legislative Council, 4 October 2023) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported a motion expressing concern at the Premier's record of waste, project blowouts and mismanagement, condemning the former government's secrecy, and calling on the Premier to return integrity to government. Defeated 14 to 19 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 4 October 2023. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2023-10-04/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 4 October 2023 # Government performance: motions Voting yes supported a motion expressing concern at the Premier's record of waste, project blowouts and mismanagement, condemning the former government's secrecy, and calling on the Premier to return integrity to government. Defeated **14** yes **19** no The question put That this house: (1) notes that the Honourable Jacinta Allan MP as Premier takes over the biggest state debt in the country, larger than New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania combined; (2) expresses concern at Premier Allan’s ministerial legacy of waste, blowouts and mismanagement; (3) further notes that Premier Allan has been responsible for nearly $30 billion in major project blowouts, including: (a) $3.6 billion on the Metro Tunnel; (b) three years and $4.7 billion on the West Gate Tunnel; (c) $13 billion on the North East Link; (4) condemns the culture of secrecy, disdain for integrity and the hatred of anti-corruption agencies that permeated in the former Andrews government; and (5) calls on the Premier to overcome her legacy of waste, blowouts and mismanagement, return integrity to government and begin to undo the nine years worth of damage for which she is responsible. ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 13 no 13 members - No [Enver Erdogan](https://politics.computer/mp/enver-erdogan) - No [Gayle Tierney](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - No [Harriet Shing](https://politics.computer/mp/harriet-shing) - No [Ingrid Stitt](https://politics.computer/mp/ingrid-stitt) - No [Jacinta Ermacora](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora) - No [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes) - No [John Berger](https://politics.computer/mp/john-berger) - No [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis) - No [Lizzie Blandthorn](https://politics.computer/mp/lizzie-blandthorn) - No [Michael Galea](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-galea) - No [Ryan Batchelor](https://politics.computer/mp/ryan-batchelor) - No [Shaun Leane](https://politics.computer/mp/shaun-leane) - No [Sheena Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/sheena-watt) - Liberal All yes 9 yes · 0 no 9 members - Yes [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - Yes [Bev McArthur](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur) - Yes [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - Yes [Evan Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland) - Yes [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - Yes [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - Yes [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - Yes [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu) - Yes [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell) - Greens All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli) - No [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey) - No [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes Matthew Bach Party not recorded - No [Samantha Ratnam](https://politics.computer/mp/samantha-ratnam) Party not recorded - No [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party - Yes [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First - No [Rachel Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne) Legalise Cannabis - Yes [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals - Yes [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation - Yes [Jeff Bourman](https://politics.computer/mp/jeffrey-bourman) Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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