Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Vote: Bills β Public Finance (Sustainable Development Indicators) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Public Finance (Sustainable Development Indicators) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon James Shaw
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
JAMES SHAW (Co-LeaderβGreen): It has been fascinating, watching a number of members of the National Party speaking against something that the corporate sector has been engaged in for the last 25 years. In particular, people who have actually had... 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 clear majority
(48 Ayes β 73 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 | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |