Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations Amendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Employment Relations Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Iain Lees-Galloway
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Palmerston North)
Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Justice): That was, sadly, one of the most confused speeches and contributions on a piece of legislation Iβve heard in a long time. The idea that you empower workers by making them isolated and standing by themselves and giving... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βCollective bargaining rightsβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Collective bargaining rights.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 57 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 of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |