Votes · 24 September 2026 · Minutes No 70
Energy—data centres
A Liberal rewrite of a Greens data centre motion, as changed by Labor, focused on attracting investment while not passing energy costs to households. It passed. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)
Question as recorded: That Mr Milligan’s amendment, as amended, be agreed to.
Question resolved in the affirmative. Ayes 15, Noes 6.
Ayes (15)
- Andrew BarrLabor
- Caitlin ToughLabor
- Chris SteelLabor
- Deborah MorrisCanberra Liberals
- Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
- James MilliganCanberra Liberals
- Jeremy HansonCanberra Liberals
- Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
- Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
- Michael PetterssonLabor
- Peter CainCanberra Liberals
- Rachel Stephen-SmithLabor
- Suzanne OrrLabor
- Taimus Werner-GibbingsLabor
- Tara CheyneLabor
Noes (6)
- Andrew BraddockACT Greens
- Fiona CarrickIndependent
- Jo ClayACT Greens
- Laura NuttallACT Greens
- Rebecca VassarottiACT Greens
- Thomas EmersonIndependent
Issues this vote is grouped under
Grouping a vote under an issue is our interpretation, not part of the official record.
- Rules for data centresReview in progress
Voting No would count (review in progress) as for “Set strict environmental conditions on new data centres”. It replaced the Greens' strict conditions with an investment-focused approach.
Source
Hansard, 2026-09-24, p. 3262 (ACT Legislative Assembly)
Assembly Minutes, Minutes No 70, item 17 (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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