Senate · 2026-07-01 · Parliament 48, division 831
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Common Sense and Recognising Biological Sex) Bill 2026
Question recorded in the division register
That this bill be taken without formalities and read a first time
Source context: First reading
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Original parliamentary division (includes result)Show recorded result and member votes
Recorded result: negatived
Ayes: 21 · Noes: 30. Outcome as reported by Parliament; it is not inferred from a simple majority.
All 73 member records supplied for this division. Pairs are listed separately from cast votes. No other members or positions are inferred.
| Party | Ayes | Noes | Reported pairs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 19 | 11 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Australian Greens | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| The Nationals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Country Liberal Party | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia Party | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ayes — 21 senators
Liberal Party of Australia (14)
- Antic
- Askew
- Brockman
- Cash
- Colbeck
- Duniam
- Henderson
- Kovacic
- Liddle
- McLachlan
- O'Sullivan
- Paterson
- Ruston
- Scarr
One Nation (3)
- Bell
- Roberts
- Whitten
The Nationals (2)
- Cadell
- McDonald
Country Liberal Party (1)
- Nampijinpa Price
United Australia Party (1)
- Babet
Noes — 30 senators
Australian Labor Party (19)
- Ananda-Rajah
- Brown
- Ciccone
- Cox
- Darmanin
- Dolega
- Ghosh
- Grogan
- Lines
- O'Neill
- Polley
- Sheldon
- Sterle
- Stewart
- Tyrrell
- Walker
- Walsh
- Watt
- Whiteaker
Australian Greens (10)
- Allman-Payne
- Faruqi
- Hanson-Young
- Hodgins-May
- McKim
- Pocock, Barbara
- Shoebridge
- Steele-John
- Waters
- Whish-Wilson
Independent (1)
- Pocock, David
Reported pairs — 22 senators
Australian Labor Party (11)
- Ayres · reported no side of pair
- Chisholm · reported no side of pair
- Dowling · reported no side of pair
- Farrell · reported no side of pair
- Gallagher · reported no side of pair
- Green · reported no side of pair
- McAllister · reported no side of pair
- McCarthy · reported no side of pair
- Mulholland · reported no side of pair
- Smith, Marielle · reported no side of pair
- Wong · reported no side of pair
Liberal Party of Australia (8)
- Blyth · reported aye side of pair
- Bragg · reported aye side of pair
- Chandler · reported aye side of pair
- Collins · reported aye side of pair
- Hume · reported aye side of pair
- McGrath · reported aye side of pair
- Sharma · reported aye side of pair
- Smith, Dean · reported aye side of pair
The Nationals (2)
- Canavan · reported aye side of pair
- McKenzie · reported aye side of pair
Jacqui Lambie Network (1)
- Lambie · reported aye side of pair