Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Vote: Bills β International Transparent Treaties Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the International Transparent Treaties Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Fletcher Tabuteau
(New Zealand First Party β List Member)
FLETCHER TABUTEAU (NZ First): I think the members opposite would have knownβbut it is clear; and I probably need to make it clear for themβthat this bill was kept simple for their benefit. The profundity was missed by those members. I just want to... Read more β
π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a narrow margin
(57 Ayes β 62 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 31 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 58 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |