Bob Clarkson

List Member · New Zealand National Party

Former MP

🗣️ How they talk

Favourite words

building (97) government (97) people (96)

Catchphrase

“the assistant speaker h v ross” (10×)

Based on this MP's own recorded speeches, after excluding common English words - just a fun signal, not a rigorous analysis.

📋 Voting History by Policy

✓ Looser shop trading hours ✗ Marriage equality ✓ Raising alcohol purchase age ✗ Sex work decriminalisation

🏛️ Parliamentary terms (1)

Parliament	Party	Electorate	Elected	Vacated
48	New Zealand National Party	Tauranga	2005-09-17	2008-11-07

🗳️ Votes (9)

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Date	Question	Voted
2 Jul 2008	That the Sale of Liquor (Objections to Applications) Amendment Bill be now read a first time Sale of Liquor (Objections to Applications) Amendment Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye
21 May 2008	🛑 That the Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill be now read a second time Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill — Second Reading	✕ No
16 May 2007	🛑 That the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill be now read a second time Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill — Second Reading	✓ Aye
2 May 2007	🛑 That the Easter Sunday Shop Trading Amendment Bill be now read a second time Easter Sunday Shop Trading Amendment Bill — Second Reading	✓ Aye
8 Nov 2006	🛑 That the Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction: Purchase Age) Amendment Bill be now read a second time Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction:Purchase Age) Amendment Bill — Second Reading	✓ Aye
11 Oct 2006	🛑 That the Manukau City Council (Control of Street Prostitution) Bill be now read a second time Manukau City Council (Control of Street Prostitution) Bill — Second Reading	✓ Aye
14 Jun 2006	That the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill be now read a first time Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal (Easter Trading) Amendment Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye
17 May 2006	That the Easter Sunday Shop Trading Amendment Bill be now read a first time Easter Sunday Shop Trading Amendment Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye
7 Dec 2005	🛑 That the Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment Bill be now read a first time Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment Bill — First Reading	✓ Aye

🗣️ Debates spoken in (31)

Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill
23 September 2008 — Second Reading
Mauao Historic Reserve Vesting Bill ⚠️ not imported yet
14 May 2008 — Third Reading
Mauao Historic Reserve Vesting Bill
13 May 2008 — Part 2 Vesting of Mauao historic reserve and related maters
Personal Explanations — Withdrawal and Apology—Defying the Chair ⚠️ not imported yet
10 April 2008
Building Amendment Bill
13 March 2008 — Third Reading
Building Amendment Bill
11 March 2008 — Clauses 1, 2, and 3 (continued)
Building Amendment Bill
6 March 2008 — Part 2 Validation and transitional provisions (continued)
Mauao Historic Reserve Vesting Bill
11 December 2007 — First Reading
Māori Purposes Bill (No 2)
11 December 2007 — First Reading
Building Amendment Bill
20 November 2007 — Part 1 Amendments to principal Act
Building Amendment Bill
13 November 2007 — Second Reading
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Remedies) Amendment Bill, Building (Consent Authorities) Amendment Bill
21 August 2007 — Third Readings
Standing Orders—Suspension
8 August 2007
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Remedies) Amendment Bill
8 August 2007 — Part 1 General provisions (recommitted)
Building Amendment Bill
7 August 2007 — First Reading
Estimates Debate — Vote Conservation agreed to.
18 July 2007
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services (Remedies) Amendment Bill
21 June 2007 — Second Reading
Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers
9 May 2007
Building (Late Consent is a Free Consent) Amendment Bill
11 October 2006 — First Reading
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Amendment Bill
31 August 2006 — First Reading
Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Information Matching) Amendment Bill
27 June 2006 — Part 1 Amendments to principal Act
Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Information Matching) Amendment Bill
27 June 2006 — Part 2 Consequential amendments to Privacy Act 1993
Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Information Matching) Amendment Bill
27 June 2006 — Clauses 1 and 2
Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Information Matching) Amendment Bill
13 June 2006 — Second Reading
Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Bill
9 May 2006 — Clauses 1, 2, and 2A
Points of Order — Tauranga Court Case—Payment
5 April 2006
Land Transport Amendment Bill
16 March 2006 — Clause 4 Passenger endorsement may be reinstated in certain cases
General Debate
22 February 2006
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
21 February 2006
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
15 February 2006
Address in Reply
16 November 2005

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