Stem cells: how did your senators vote?

By Kate McDonald
Wednesday, 08 November, 2006

Liberal Senator Kay Patterson's private member's bill overturning the ban on therapeutic cloning was passed last night by a margin of two: 34 to 32. 10 senators were absent for the vote.

The vote on the third reading of the bill was the same as the second earlier in the day with the exception of the additional no vote from Ross Lightwood, Liberal senator from WA.

The bill will now head to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to be debated within the next month.

For Democrats Lynne Allison (SA) Andrew Bartlett (Qld) Andrew Murray (WA) Natasha Stott Despoja (SA)

Greens Bob Brown (Tas) Kerry Nettle (NSW) Rachel Siewert (WA)

ALP Carol Brown (Tas) Kim Carr (Vic) Trish Crossin (NT) Chris Evans (WA) John Faulkner (NSW) Linda Kirk (SA) Kate Lundy (ACT) Anne McEwen (SA) Jan McLucas (Qld) Gavin Marshall (Vic) Claire Moore (Qld) Kerry O'Brien (Tas) Robert Ray (Vic) Nick Sherry (Tas) Ruth Webber (WA) Penny Wong (SA) Dana Wortley (SA)

Liberal Party Judith Adams (WA) Richard Colbeck (Tas) Alan Ferguson (SA) Jeannie Ferris (SA) David Johnston (WA) Kay Patterson (Vic) Marise Payne (NSW) Judith Troeth (Vic) Russell Trood (Qld) Amanda Vanstone (SA)

Against ALP Mark Bishop (WA) John Hogg (Qld) Annette Hurley (SA) Steve Hutchins (NSW) Joe Ludwig (Qld) Helen Polley (Tas) Ursula Stephens (NSW) Glenn Sterle (WA)

Country Liberal Party Nigel Scullion (NT)

Family First Steve Fielding (Vic)

Liberal Party Eric Abetz (Tas) Guy Barnett (Tas) Cory Bernardi (SA) Paul Calvert (Tas) Grant Chapman (SA) Alan Eggleston (WA) Chris Ellison (WA) Concetta Fierraventi-Wells (NSW) Mitch Fifield (Vic) Bill Heffernan (NSW) Gary Humphries (ACT) Rod Kemp (Vic) Ross Lightfoot (WA) Julian McGuaran (Vic) Nick Minchin (SA) Stephen Parry (Tas) Michael Ronaldson (Vic) Santo Santoro (Qld) John Watson (Tas)

National Party Ron Boswell (Qld) Barnaby Joyce (Qld) Sandy Macdonald (NSW)

Absent Christine Milne (Greens, Tas) George Campbell (ALP, NSW) Stephen Conroy (ALP, Vic) Michael Forshaw (ALP, NSW) George Brandis (Lib, QLD) Ian Campbell (Lib, WA) Helen Coonan (Lib, NSW) Ian Macdonald (Lib, QLD) Brett Mason (Lib, Qld) Fiona Nash (Nat, NSW)