Thursday, 10 August 2017
Vote: Bills — Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill be now read a first time
ALASTAIR SCOTT (National—Wairarapa): I rise in support of the Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill for a number of reasons, but the primary reason is that I have an interest in this bill. There was an implication from the Opposition that crusty old...
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(60 Ayes – 59 Noes)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 31 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |