← 13 May 2026 · Senate
Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
DEFEATED5 Ayes · 41 Noes
AI Summary
The Senate voted on a proposal to refer a matter to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee. The proposal was defeated with only 5 senators voting in favor and 41 voting against, meaning the matter will not be referred to that committee for investigation.
Party breakdown
AYE 5
NOE 41
ON4 aye
UAP1 aye
ALP24 noe
GRN9 noe
LIB6 noe
IND1 noe
PRESID1 noe
Ayes (5)
ON · 4
Sean Bell
Tyron Whitten
Pauline Hanson
Malcolm Roberts
UAP · 1
Ralph Babet
Noes (41)
ALP · 24
Dorinda Cox
Corinne Mulholland
Glenn Sterle
Deborah O'Neill
Malarndirri McCarthy
Jess Walsh
Raff Ciccone
Katy Gallagher
Tony Sheldon
Karen Grogan
Marielle Smith
Josh Dolega
Charlotte Walker
Murray Watt
Tim Ayres
Nita Green
Carol Brown
Michelle Ananda-Rajah
Ellie Whiteaker
Helen Polley
Anthony Chisholm
Lisa Darmanin
Jana Stewart
Varun Ghosh
GRN · 9
Sarah Hanson-Young
Nick McKim
Mehreen Faruqi
Penny Allman-Payne
David Shoebridge
Steph Hodgins-May
Peter Whish-Wilson
Jordon Steele-John
Barbara Pocock
LIB · 6
Andrew McLachlan
Richard Colbeck
Dave Sharma
Wendy Askew
Andrew Bragg
Matt O'Sullivan
IND · 1
David Pocock
PRESID · 1
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