Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 25 August 2026 · Crime and safety

Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026: committee

Voting yes supported making the amendments to the Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026 during its committee stage.

Defeated14 yes 23 no

The question put

Council divided on amendments

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 15 no
15 members
- NoEnver Erdogan
- NoGayle Tierney
- NoHarriet Shing
- NoIngrid Stitt
- NoJacinta Ermacora
- NoJaclyn Symes
- NoJohn Berger
- NoLee Tarlamis
- NoLizzie Blandthorn
- NoMichael Galea
- NoRyan Batchelor
- NoShaun Leane
- NoSheena Watt
- NoSonja Terpstra
- NoTom McIntosh
LiberalAll yes11 yes · 0 no
11 members
- YesAnn-Marie Hermans
- YesBev McArthur
- YesDavid Davis
- YesEvan Mulholland
- YesGeorgie Crozier
- YesJoe McCracken
- YesNick McGowan
- YesRenee Heath
- YesRichard Welch
- YesTrung Luu
- YesWendy Lovell
GreensAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- NoRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- NoDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation

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.