Votes · 5 May 2026
Knife crime—police powers
A Liberal motion asking for police to be able to use handheld metal detectors to find knives in nightlife areas. It was voted down. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)
Question as recorded: That the motion be agreed to.
Question resolved in the negative. Ayes 8, Noes 15.
Ayes (8)
- Chiaka BarryCanberra Liberals
- Deborah MorrisCanberra Liberals
- Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
- James MilliganCanberra Liberals
- Jeremy HansonCanberra Liberals
- Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
- Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
- Peter CainCanberra Liberals
Noes (15)
- Andrew BraddockACT Greens
- Caitlin ToughLabor
- Chris SteelLabor
- Fiona CarrickIndependent
- Jo ClayACT Greens
- Laura NuttallACT Greens
- Marisa PatersonLabor
- Michael PetterssonLabor
- Rachel Stephen-SmithLabor
- Shane RattenburyACT Greens
- Suzanne OrrLabor
- Taimus Werner-GibbingsLabor
- Tara CheyneLabor
- Thomas EmersonIndependent
- Yvette BerryLabor
Issues this vote is grouped under
Grouping a vote under an issue is our interpretation, not part of the official record.
- Tougher crime lawsReview in progress
Voting Aye would count (review in progress) as for “Make criminal laws tougher and give police more powers”. It called for new police search powers.
Source
Hansard, 2026-05-05, p. 1464 (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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