Votes · 24 September 2026 · Minutes No 70

Energy—data centres

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.

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. (plain-English summary, AI draft not yet checked)

Question as recorded: That Mr Milligan’s amendment, as amended, be agreed to.

Question resolved in the affirmative. Ayes 15, Noes 6. Not yet checked

LaborACT GreensThomas Emerson IndependentFiona Carrick IndependentCanberra Liberals

Ayes

Noes

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 CarrickFiona Carrick Independent
Jo ClayACT Greens
Laura NuttallACT Greens
Rebecca VassarottiACT Greens
Thomas EmersonThomas Emerson Independent

Issues this vote is grouped under

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

Rules for data centresInterpretation under review
Voting No would count (proposed, not yet checked) 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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