Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Hansard source

This is a new precedent. I am sure the member for Cook will let the member for Sturt, the Manager of Opposition Business in the House, know that this is a new rule, that you do not call a division unless you think you are going to win it; otherwise, the House is entitled to conclude that the shadow minister for immigration is not calling a division because he cannot rely on the support of his own party.

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