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Horse racing funding

Votes on whether to end public funding for the horse racing industry.

Votes to cut the yearly government payment to the horse racing industry out of the budget.

Review in progress. The votes and names below are exactly as recorded in Hansard. Which votes belong under this issue, and which side counts as “for”, is our interpretation, and it is still being reviewed, so we show each MLA’s Aye or No rather than a pattern.

What this can’t tell you

  • Most decisions in the Assembly are made on the voices, with no names recorded. Only recorded votes appear here.
  • Many of these votes are on changes to someone else’s motion. Voting against a change can mean “not like this” or “not funded yet”, not opposition to the idea. Each vote shows its stage.
  • “No recorded vote” can mean the MLA wasn’t a member yet, or didn’t vote. It never means they abstained.

Each MLA

One square per vote, oldest first. A Aye, N No (not yet checked), no recorded vote.

The votes

  1. 1. 23 September 2025 · Appropriation Bill 2025-2026Amendment. A vote on changing the wording of a motion or bill. Voting against a change can mean "not like this", not opposition to the idea.Review in progress

    A Greens change to the 2025-26 budget to stop the yearly payment to the horse racing industry. It was voted down. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)

    Question as recorded: That Ms Clay’s amendment No 2 be agreed to. Question resolved in the negative.

    Voting Aye would count as for this issue (review in progress). A vote to end the payment.

    Ayes 4, Noes 19. Who voted each way · Official record, p. 2857 ·

  2. 2. 22 September 2026 · Detail stageAmendment. A vote on changing the wording of a motion or bill. Voting against a change can mean "not like this", not opposition to the idea.Review in progress

    A Greens change to the 2026-27 budget to stop the yearly payment to the horse racing industry. It was voted down. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)

    Question as recorded: That Ms Clay’s amendment No 2 be agreed to. Question resolved in the negative.

    Voting Aye would count as for this issue (review in progress). A vote to end the payment.

    Ayes 4, Noes 18. Who voted each way · Official record, p. 2979 ·

Other Assembly decisions on business and the economy

38 decisions on this topic since November 2024, newest first. Most were decided on the voices, without a recorded vote. Grouped into this topic by key words, so a few may belong elsewhere.

See all 38 on the Decisions page →

What Canberrans said about business and the economy

14%picked “Supporting local business and growing the ACT economy” as one of their top three priorities for the ACT Government
32%of everyone surveyed agreed enough is currently being done about it

What they most wanted

  • Reduce administrative burden for businesses58%
  • Expand support programs for new, small and local businesses52%
  • Invest in infrastructure to support business investment/operations40%

From the 2025 Community Priorities Survey (ACT Government, YourSay Panel, summary report, April 2026), carried out 21 October to 4 November 2025: 1,801 people answered. An opt-in panel of Canberrans aged 18 and over, with extra young people recruited through a second panel, weighted by age, gender and region to match the 2021 Census. “What they most wanted” is out of the 236 people who picked this area; each could choose up to three. This shows what people told one survey. It isn’t a vote, and it doesn’t say how any MLA should vote.

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