Votes · 5 December 2024

Transport Canberra—bus frequency

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.

The government's change to a Greens motion on bus services. The Greens wanted buses every 20 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends by 2028. The change replaced this with hourly weekend services from 2025 and a plan by March 2025. It passed. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)

Question as recorded: That the amendment be agreed to.

Question resolved in the affirmative. Ayes 13, Noes 8.

LaborACT GreensIndependentIndependentCanberra Liberals

Ayes

Noes

Ayes (13)

Noes (8)

Chiaka BarryCanberra Liberals
Deborah MorrisCanberra Liberals
Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
James MilliganCanberra Liberals
Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
Peter CainCanberra Liberals
Thomas EmersonIndependent

Issues this vote is grouped under

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

Public transport commitmentsReview in progress
Voting No would count (review in progress) as for “Commit to more or faster public transport than the government has planned”. The change replaced firm service targets with a smaller commitment.

Source

Hansard, 2024-12-05, p. 269, #mr-braddock-3 (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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