Votes · 3 September 2025

Budget—federal government funding

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.

A government change to a Greens motion on federal funding. It removed calls to push for a national tax on fossil fuels. It passed. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)

Question as recorded: Omit paragraphs (2) and (3).

Question resolved in the affirmative. Ayes 16, Noes 6.

LaborACT GreensIndependentIndependentCanberra Liberals

Ayes

Noes

Ayes (16)

Andrew BarrLabor
Caitlin ToughLabor
Chiaka BarryCanberra Liberals
Chris SteelLabor
Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
Elizabeth LeeCanberra Liberals
James MilliganCanberra Liberals
Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
Michael PetterssonLabor
Peter CainCanberra Liberals
Rachel Stephen-SmithLabor
Suzanne OrrLabor
Taimus Werner-GibbingsLabor
Tara CheyneLabor
Yvette BerryLabor

Noes (6)

Andrew BraddockACT Greens
Fiona CarrickIndependent
Jo ClayACT Greens
Laura NuttallACT Greens
Shane RattenburyACT Greens
Thomas EmersonIndependent

Issues this vote is grouped under

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

New taxes and leviesReview in progress
Voting No would count (review in progress) as for “Raise new taxes and levies to pay for services”. The change removed the call for a new fossil fuel tax.

Source

Hansard, 2025-09-03, p. 2347 (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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