--- title: "Renewable energy infrastructure (Victorian Legislative Council, 1 May 2024) | Politics Computer" description: "Renewable energy infrastructure. Defeated 17 to 20 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 1 May 2024. How every member voted, by party." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2024-05-01/2" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 1 May 2024 · [Energy](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=energy) # Renewable energy infrastructure Defeated **17** yes **20** no The question put That this house: (1) notes that: (a) planning scheme amendment VC261 changes the Victoria Planning Provisions and all planning schemes in Victoria with respect to renewable energy facilities and associated utility installation, including removing the right of impacted Victorians to appeal such planning approvals at VCAT; (b) planning scheme amendment VC261 was gazetted on 4 April 2024 and tabled in this house on 18 April 2024; and (2) pursuant to section 38(2) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, revokes amendment VC261 to the Victoria Planning Provisions. ## 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 [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 [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - 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. [Previous Vote 1 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2024-05-01/1) [All Victorian Legislative Council votes](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/parliamentary-activity/hansard/hansard-details/HANSARD-974425065-26283#division-marker-1). --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. 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