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13 May 2026 · Senate

Committees — Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference

DEFEATED27 Ayes · 35 Noes

AI Summary

The Senate voted on a proposal to refer a matter to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for investigation. The proposal was defeated, with 27 senators voting in favor and 35 opposed, meaning the reference will not proceed.

Party breakdown

AYE 27
NOE 35
LIB16 aye
ON4 aye
NAT3 aye
DEPUTY1 aye
CLP1 aye
UAP1 aye
LNP1 aye
ALP24 noe
GRN9 noe
PRESID1 noe
IND1 noe

Ayes (27)

LIB · 16
Andrew Bragg
Maria Kovacic
Matt O'Sullivan
Dave Sharma
Leah Blyth
James Paterson
Alex Antic
Richard Colbeck
Jonathon Duniam
Michaelia Cash
Wendy Askew
Jessica Collins
Andrew McLachlan
Dean Smith
Sarah Henderson
Kerrynne Liddle
ON · 4
Malcolm Roberts
Pauline Hanson
Sean Bell
Tyron Whitten
NAT · 3
Ross Cadell
Susan McDonald
Bridget McKenzie
DEPUTY · 1
Slade Brockman
CLP · 1
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
UAP · 1
Ralph Babet
LNP · 1
Matthew Canavan

Noes (35)

ALP · 24
Corinne Mulholland
Josh Dolega
Glenn Sterle
Deborah O'Neill
Anthony Chisholm
Katy Gallagher
Carol Brown
Marielle Smith
Varun Ghosh
Jenny McAllister
Murray Watt
Raff Ciccone
Nita Green
Jess Walsh
Ellie Whiteaker
Lisa Darmanin
Dorinda Cox
Helen Polley
Tim Ayres
Tony Sheldon
Karen Grogan
Michelle Ananda-Rajah
Jana Stewart
Charlotte Walker
GRN · 9
Barbara Pocock
Penny Allman-Payne
Steph Hodgins-May
Mehreen Faruqi
Sarah Hanson-Young
David Shoebridge
Peter Whish-Wilson
Nick McKim
Jordon Steele-John
PRESID · 1
Sue Lines
IND · 1
David Pocock