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21st Jan 2017
Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 - In Committee - Amendments
Not passed by a modest majority
No rebellions 62% attendance
9th Nov 2015, 1:48 PM – Senate Customs Amendment (China-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2015 and related bill - Second Reading - Agree with bills' main idea
Summary
EditThe majority voted to agree with the bills' main idea. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a second time.
The Senate can now discuss the bills in more detail.
What is the bills' main idea?
Together, the purpose of these bills is to implement the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement into Australian law. This Agreement does not remove all tariffs, subsidies, quotas etc between Australia and China (so it's not really free trade), but it does create more favourable trading conditions between the two countries.
Read more about the Agreement and the bills in the bills digest.
Votes Passed by a modest majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Greens (90% turnout) | 0 Yes – 9 No | |
| Richard Di Natale Victoria | No | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young SA | No | |
| Nick McKim Tasmania | No | |
| Lee Rhiannon NSW | No | |
| Janet Rice Victoria | No | |
| Rachel Siewert WA | No | |
| Robert Simms SA | No | |
| Larissa Waters Queensland | No | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | No | |
| Scott Ludlam WA | Absent | |
| Australian Labor Party (58% turnout) | 14 Yes – 0 No | |
| Joe Bullock WA | Yes | |
| Doug Cameron NSW | Yes | |
| Jacinta Collins Victoria | Yes | |
| Alex Gallacher SA | Yes | |
| Katy Gallagher ACT | Yes | |
| Chris Ketter Queensland | Yes | |
| Joe Ludwig Queensland | Yes | |
| Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
| Claire Moore Queensland | Yes | |
| Nova Peris NT | Yes | |
| Lisa Singh Tasmania | Yes | |
| Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
| Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
| Penny Wong SA | Yes | |
| Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Absent | |
| Carol Brown Tasmania | Absent | |
| Kim Carr Victoria | Absent | |
| Stephen Conroy Victoria | Absent | |
| Sam Dastyari NSW | Absent | |
| Sue Lines WA | Absent | |
| Anne McEwen SA | Absent | |
| Jan McLucas Queensland | Absent | |
| Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
| Helen Polley Tasmania | Absent | |
| Ricky Muir Victoria Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party | Yes | |
| Nigel Scullion NT Country Liberal Party | Absent | |
| Gavin Marshall Victoria Deputy President | Absent | |
| Bob Day SA Family First Party | Yes | |
| Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Independent | No | |
| Glenn Lazarus Queensland Independent | Absent | |
| John Madigan Victoria Independent | Absent | |
| David Leyonhjelm NSW Liberal Democratic Party | Yes | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
| Matthew Canavan Queensland | Yes | |
| James McGrath Queensland | Yes | |
| Liberal Party (64% turnout) | 16 Yes – 0 No | |
| Christopher Back WA | Yes | |
| Simon Birmingham SA | Yes | |
| David Bushby Tasmania | Yes | |
| Michaelia Cash WA | Yes | |
| Mathias Cormann WA | Yes | |
| Sean Edwards SA | Yes | |
| David Fawcett SA | Yes | |
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | Yes | |
| David Johnston WA | Yes | |
| Jo Lindgren Queensland | Yes | |
| Ian Macdonald Queensland | Yes | |
| Linda Reynolds WA | Yes | |
| Michael Ronaldson Victoria | Yes | |
| Anne Ruston SA | Yes | |
| Scott Ryan Victoria | Yes | |
| Arthur Sinodinos NSW | Yes | |
| Eric Abetz Tasmania | Absent | |
| Cory Bernardi SA | Absent | |
| George Brandis Queensland | Absent | |
| Richard Colbeck Tasmania | Absent | |
| Mitch Fifield Victoria | Absent | |
| Bill Heffernan NSW | Absent | |
| Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
| Zed Seselja ACT | Absent | |
| Dean Smith WA | Absent | |
| National Party (25% turnout) | 1 Yes – 0 No | |
| Bridget McKenzie Victoria | Yes | |
| Fiona Nash NSW | Absent | |
| Barry O'Sullivan Queensland | Absent | |
| John Williams NSW | Absent | |
| Nick Xenophon SA Nick Xenophon Team | Absent | |
| Dio Wang WA Palmer United Party | Yes | |
| Stephen Parry Tasmania President | Absent | |
| Totals (62% turnout) | 37 Yes – 10 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.