Votes · 21 October 2025
Drugs of dependence—recriminalisation
A Liberal motion calling on the government to undo the 2023 decriminalisation of small amounts of hard drugs. It was voted down. (Hansard does not print the exact question.) Not yet checked
Question as recorded: (The question put is not printed in Hansard.)
Question resolved in the negative. Ayes 6, Noes 13. Not yet checked
LaborACT GreensIndependents for CanberraFiona Carrick IndependentCanberra Liberals
Ayes
6
Noes
13
Ayes (6)
- Deborah MorrisCanberra Liberals
- Elizabeth LeeCanberra Liberals
- James MilliganCanberra Liberals
- Jeremy HansonCanberra Liberals
- Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
- Peter CainCanberra Liberals
Noes (13)
- Andrew BarrLabor
- Andrew BraddockACT Greens
- Caitlin ToughLabor
- Fiona CarrickFiona Carrick Independent
- Jo ClayACT Greens
- Laura NuttallACT Greens
- Michael PetterssonLabor
- Rachel Stephen-SmithLabor
- Shane RattenburyACT Greens
- Suzanne OrrLabor
- Taimus Werner-GibbingsLabor
- Thomas EmersonIndependents for Canberra
- Yvette BerryLabor
Issues this vote counts towards
- Tougher crime lawsNot yet checked
Voting Aye counts as for “Make criminal laws tougher and give police more powers”. It called for drug possession to be a crime again.
Source
Hansard, 2025-10-21, p. 3262 (ACT Legislative Assembly)
Names are as recorded in the source. Group is the member’s ballot group at their last election.