Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 4 June 2026

Electoral Further Amendment Bill 2026: introduction and first reading

Voting yes supported treating the Electoral Further Amendment Bill 2026 as an urgent bill, which allows it to move through parliament faster than usual.

Passed25 yes 14 no

The question put

That the bill be treated as an urgent bill.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes15 yes · 0 no
15 members
- YesEnver Erdogan
- YesGayle Tierney
- YesHarriet Shing
- YesIngrid Stitt
- YesJacinta Ermacora
- YesJaclyn Symes
- YesJohn Berger
- YesLee Tarlamis
- YesLizzie Blandthorn
- YesMichael Galea
- YesRyan Batchelor
- YesShaun Leane
- YesSheena Watt
- YesSonja Terpstra
- YesTom McIntosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 11 no
11 members
- NoAnn-Marie Hermans
- NoBev McArthur
- NoDavid Davis
- NoEvan Mulholland
- NoGeorgie Crozier
- NoJoe McCracken
- NoNick McGowan
- NoRenee Heath
- NoRichard Welch
- NoTrung Luu
- NoWendy Lovell
GreensAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesAiv Puglielli
- YesAnasina Gray-Barberio
- YesKatherine Copsey
- YesSarah Mansfield
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- YesRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- NoGaelle BroadNationals
- NoMelina BathNationals
- YesGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- NoMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- YesJeff BourmanShooters, 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.

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.