FULL LIST: How your MP is voting on euthanasia laws
Landmark voluntary assisted dying laws are on the brink of being passed in Queensland despite a significant number of MPs remaining undecided about where they stand. See how your local MP is voting.
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Landmark voluntary assisted dying laws are on the brink of being passed in Queensland despite a significant number of MPs remaining undecided about whether to support the significant legislation.
The Sunday-Mail has confirmed at least 43 Queensland MPs will use a conscience vote to support voluntary assisted dying – which will require 47 votes to pass – when it is debated in parliament this week.
Assisted dying advocates are confident enough undecided MPs will support the proposal and Speaker Curtis Pitt revealed he would cast the decisive vote in favour if required.
Notably, Opposition Leader David Crisafulli still refusing to say how he’ll vote on the Bill in an attempt to avoid influencing his LNP colleagues.
“I will cast my personal vote in parliament with the knowledge I have given this legislation the due consideration and respect it deserves,” he said.
“I have promised my team a conscience vote, which means a genuine free-vote, free of political influence.”
Gold Coast LNP MPs, Rob Molhoek, Sam O’Connor and Michael Hart are the only three Opposition members to confirm they will support the legislation as it stands.
Mr Molhoek has reservations about elements of the Bill but said people “deserve to die with dignity, free from pain and with choice.
“I would support the current Bill in a vote in the House, however would need to see the detail of any amendments made before casting a final vote,” he said.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has previously flagged the possibility of cabinet introducing last-minute amendments to the Bill following concerns from faith-based organisations.
Ms Palaszczuk, Deputy Premier Steven Miles, Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman and Health Minister Yvette D’Ath will vote in favour of the Bill.
“For the sake of Queenslanders who die in pain and would like to have a choice over the timing of their death I hope these laws pass,” Mr Miles said.
Several Opposition MPs have declared they are likely to support voluntary assisted dying but will wait for the final incarnation of the Bill before deciding how to vote.
It is understood any amendment would likely include increased powers for faith-based organisations to object to assisted dying occurring in their health facilities.
However, assisted dying advocate David Muir, chair of the Clem Jones Trust, said it would be “incredibly distressing” if people were forced to leave a faith-based hospital or healthcare provider to access end-of-life options.
“Don’t tip the balance away from the terminally ill, the terminally ill are the most important people in the room on this issue,” he said.
Surfers Paradise MP and former Opposition leader John-Paul Langbroek will miss the debate after being stuck in quarantine following the Premier’s snap entry ban on August 25.
YES – 43
(ALP) Inala MP Annastacia Palaszczuk
(ALP) Murrumba MP Steven Miles
(ALP) Waterford MP Shannon Fentiman
(ALP) McConnell MP Grace Grace
(ALP) Redcliffe MP Yvette D’Ath
(ALP) Springwood MP Mick de Brenni
(ALP) Miller MP Mark Bailey
(ALP) Sandgate MP Stirling Hinchliffe
(ALP) Gaven MP Meaghan Scanlon
(ALP) Barron River MP Craig Crawford
(ALP) Redlands MP Kim Richards
(ALP) Capalaba MP Don Brown
(ALP) Thuringowa MP Aaron Harper
(ALP) Cooper MP Jonty Bush
(ALP) Caloundra MP Jason Hunt
(ALP) Stretton MP James Martin
(ALP) Bulimba MP Di Farmer
(ALP) Maryborough MP Bruce Saunders
(ALP) Cairns MP Michael Healy
(ALP) Keppel MP Brittany Lauga
(ALP) Bancroft MP Christopher Whiting
(ALP) Gladstone MP Glenn Butcher
(ALP) Bundaberg MP Tom Smith
(ALP) Mt Ommaney MP Jess Pugh
(ALP) Pumicestone MP Ali King
(ALP) Ipswich MP Jennifer Howard
(ALP) Mulgrave MP Curtis Pitt (if required)
(ALP) Stafford MP Jimmy Sullivan
(ALP) Algester MP Leeanne Enoch
(ALP) Townsville MP Scott Stewart
(ALP) Bundamba MP Lance McCallum
(ALP) Lytton MP Joan Pease
(ALP) Morayfield MP Mark Ryan
(ALP) Nudgee MP Leanne Linard
(ALP) Kurwongbah MP Shane King
(ALP) Mundingburra MP Les Walker
(ALP) Cook MP Cynthia Lui
(LNP) Burleigh MP Michael Hart
(LNP) Southport MP Rob Molhoek
(LNP) Bonney MP Sam O’Connor
(GRN) Maiwar MP Michael Berkman
(GRN) South Brisbane MP Amy MacMahon
(IND) Noosa MP Sandy Bolton
NO – 13
(LNP) Toowoomba South MP David Janetzki
(LNP) Glass House MP Andrew Powell
(LNP) Toowoomba North MP Trevor Watts
(LNP) Everton MP Tim Mander
(LNP) Moggill MP Christian Rowan
(LNP) Oodgeroo MP Mark Robinson
(LNP) Callide MP Colin Boyce
(LNP) Gympie MP Tony Perrett
(LNP) Lockyer MP Jim McDonald
(LNP) Southern Downs MP James Lister
(KAP) Hill MP Shane Knuth
(KAP) Hinchinbrook MP Nicholas Dametto
(KAP) Traeger MP Robert Katter
UNDECIDED -14
(LNP) Broadwater MP David Crisafulli
(LNP) Coomera MP Michael Crandon
(LNP) Burdekin MP Dale Last
(LNP) Condamine MP Pat Weir
(LNP) Ninderry MP Dan Purdie
(LNP) Chatsworth MP Steve Mikkikin
(LNP) Buderim MP Brent Mickelberg
(LNP) Currumbin MP Laura Gerber
(LNP) Mudgeeraba MP Ros Bates
(LNP) Burnett MP Stephen Bennett
(LNP) Theodore MP Mark Boothman
(ALP) Ipswich West MP Jim Madden
(LNP) Nanango MP Deb Frecklington
(LNP) Scenic Rim MP Jon Krause
NOT SAYING/ DID NOT RESPOND -22
(ALP) Woodridge MP Cameron Dick
(ALP) Ferny Grove MP Mark Furner
(ALP) Aspley MP Bart Mellish
(ALP) Greenslopes MP Joe Kelly
(ALP) Logan MP Linus Power
(ALP) Macalister MP Melissa McMahon
(ALP) Mansfield MP Corrine McMillan
(ALP) Jordan MP Charis Mullen
(ALP) Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert
(ALP) Pine Rivers MP Nikki Boyd
(ALP) Rockhampton MP Barry O’Rourke
(ALP) Toohey MP Peter Russo
(ALP) Hervey Bay MP Adrian Tantari
(ALP) Nicklin MP Rob Skelton
(LNP) Maroochydore MP Fiona Simpson
(LNP) Kawana MP Jarrod Bleijie
(LNP) Clayfield MP Tim Nicholls
(LNP) Whitsunday MP Amanda Camm
(LNP) Gregory MP Lachlan Millar
(LNP) Warrego MP Ann Leahy
(LNP) Mermaid Beach MP Ray Stevens
(ONP) Mirani MP Stephen Andrew