Votes · 2 September 2025

Public schools—school budgets

Amendment. 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.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.

Mr Emerson's changes to a Liberal motion on school budgets. They called on the government to fund public schools well enough to stop falling enrolments. They passed. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)

Question as recorded: That Mr Emerson’s amendments be agreed to.

Question resolved in the affirmative. Ayes 12, Noes 7.

LaborACT GreensIndependentIndependentCanberra Liberals

Ayes

Noes

Ayes (12)

Andrew BraddockACT Greens
Chiaka BarryCanberra Liberals
Fiona CarrickIndependent
James MilliganCanberra Liberals
Jeremy HansonCanberra Liberals
Jo ClayACT Greens
Laura NuttallACT Greens
Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
Peter CainCanberra Liberals
Shane RattenburyACT Greens
Thomas EmersonIndependent

Noes (7)

Issues this vote is grouped under

Grouping a vote under an issue is our interpretation, not part of the official record.

Public school fundingReview in progress
Voting Aye would count (review in progress) as for “Commit more funding to public schools”. The changes called for more investment in public schools.

Source

Hansard, 2025-09-02, p. 2246 (ACT Legislative Assembly)

Names are as recorded in the source. Group is the member’s ballot group at their last election, or the name they now sit under where that has changed. Members not listed have no recorded vote in this division; that doesn’t mean they abstained.

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