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title: "Medically supervised injecting facilities: motions (Victorian Legislative Council, 1 May 2024) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported a motion noting the government's decision to back down on building a second medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD. Defeated 17 to 20 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 1 May 2024. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2024-05-01/1"
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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 1 May 2024 · [Health](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=health) 

# Medically supervised injecting facilities: motions

Voting yes supported a motion noting the government's decision to back down on building a second medically supervised injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

Defeated **17** yes **20** no 

The question put

That this house: (1) notes the Allan government’s decision to back down on its commitment to construct a second medically supervised injecting room … within Melbourne’s CBD …

## How each party voted

- Labor All no 0 yes · 14 no  
14 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 [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)
  - No [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra)
  - No [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh)
- Liberal All yes 10 yes · 0 no  
10 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 [Nick McGowan](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan)
  - Yes [Richard Welch](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-welch)
  - Yes [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu)
  - Yes [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - No [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey) Greens
  - No [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) Greens
  - No [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis
  - No [Rachel Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne) Legalise Cannabis
  - Yes [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals
  - Yes [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals
  - No [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party
  - Yes [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First
  - Yes [Adem Somyurek](https://politics.computer/mp/adem-somyurek) Independent
  - Yes [David Limbrick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-limbrick) Libertarian Party
  - Yes [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation
  - No [Samantha Ratnam](https://politics.computer/mp/samantha-ratnam) Party not recorded
  - 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. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

[All Victorian Legislative Council votes](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) [Next Vote 2 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2024-05-01/2) 

Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/parliamentary-activity/hansard/hansard-details/HANSARD-974425065-26282#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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