Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Vote: Bills β Equal Pay Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Equal Pay Amendment Bill be now read a first time
The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): While the Clerk is doing some adding, I want to both remind my colleagues on my left not to interject while votes are being taken and also ask my old classmate to refrain even from supportive interjections during...
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
(59 Ayes β 60 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 | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 31 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 58 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |