As noted by Sinclair, Rudd voted in favour of Peter Slipper being retained as Speaker. Here is the record of the vote in Hansard. Rudd’s name is clearly in the no column. Note I was wrong in claiming that Katter voted – he did not attend the division and was not paired.
More generally, perhaps we need to develop a searchable Parliamentary voting database such as the US Congress Votes Database to easily find whether an MP has supported a motion.
Shame on Katter… Even Wilkie was on board.
Fleeced
12 Oct 12 at 5:37 pm
Don’t we already? Called Votes and Proceedings under Hansard?
Joshua
12 Oct 12 at 5:52 pm
Katter hardly ever turns up for a vote.
Entropy
12 Oct 12 at 5:53 pm
Which ever way it worked out, the result was the same. More disgrace on this died of shame government.
ar
12 Oct 12 at 6:04 pm
I tip me hat to this fine work sir.
Who knows how to build a Wikipedia page?
Token
12 Oct 12 at 7:47 pm
I actually understand why Rudd voted this way. He’s a backbencher and like all the backbenchers was given his marching orders. Breaking ranks on this issue would have been a big deal and instantly ended his political career.
dd
12 Oct 12 at 8:01 pm
Had Katter been present, and had he voted with the Opposition & Wilkie, the vote would have been tied.
Now here’s a question; if the vote was tied, Anna Burke would cast the deciding vote, would she too vote for Slipper and put herself out of her job as Speaker?
old bloke
13 Oct 12 at 5:33 pm
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14 Oct 12 at 8:31 pm