--- title: "Construction industry: motions (Victorian Legislative Council, 12 August 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported a motion that notes a February 2026 call for a royal commission into corruption on Big Build construction sites and criticises the government for ignoring it. The motion was defeated. Defeated 13 to 19 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 12 August 2026. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2026-08-12/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 12 August 2026 · [Integrity and democracy](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=integrity%5Fdemocracy) # Construction industry: motions Voting yes supported a motion that notes a February 2026 call for a royal commission into corruption on Big Build construction sites and criticises the government for ignoring it. The motion was defeated. Defeated **13** yes **19** no The question put That this house: (1) notes (a) in February 2026, this house called for a royal commission into corruption on Big Build sites, supported by every non-government party, and Labor ignored it … ## 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 [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) - 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 [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 · 4 no 4 members - No [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli) - No [Anasina Gray-Barberio](https://politics.computer/mp/anasina-gray-barberio) - No [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey) - No [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals - Yes [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals - No [David Limbrick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-limbrick) Libertarian Party - Yes [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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