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title: "Construction industry: motions (Victorian Legislative Council, 18 February 2026) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported a motion noting a corruption report on the construction industry, noting redacted Victorian commentary, and calling on the Victorian government to establish a royal commission into corruption on Big Build sites. Passed 24 to 15 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 18 February 2026. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-02-18/3"
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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 18 February 2026 · [Integrity and democracy](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=integrity%5Fdemocracy) 

# Construction industry: motions

Voting yes supported a motion noting a corruption report on the construction industry, noting redacted Victorian commentary, and calling on the Victorian government to establish a royal commission into corruption on Big Build sites.

Passed **24** yes **15** no 

The question put

That this house notes: (1) the Rotting from the Top report on corruption by Mr Geoffrey Watson SC tendered to Queensland’s Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU and Misconduct in the Construction Industry; (2) the commentary on Victoria by Mr Watson was redacted from the released report despite indicating that up to 15 per cent of payments on Victorian Big Build sites may have been corrupt payments; (3) these corrupt payments would see the loss of billions of dollars of taxpayers money; and calls on the Allan Labor government to institute a royal commission into corruption on Victorian government Big Build sites.

## How each party voted

- Labor All no 0 yes · 15 no  
15 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)
  - No [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra)
  - No [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh)
- Liberal All yes 11 yes · 0 no  
11 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 [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)
- Greens All yes 4 yes · 0 no  
4 members

  - Yes [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli)
  - Yes [Anasina Gray-Barberio](https://politics.computer/mp/anasina-gray-barberio)
  - Yes [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey)
  - Yes [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - Yes [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis
  - Yes [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
  - Yes [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party
  - Yes [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First
  - Yes [David Limbrick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-limbrick) Libertarian Party
  - 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. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

[Previous Vote 2 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-02-18/2) [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-974425065-34280#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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