Thursday, 1 November 2018
Vote: Bills β Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Hon Dr Megan Woods
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Wigram)
Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL (LabourβNew Lynn): I am the chair of the Environment Committee that heard all the submissions on this bill. We spent about 21 hours listening to submissions and working through the bill. Other committee members came and went, as happens... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βLess red tape for mining industryβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
against Less red tape for mining industry.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 55 Noes β 2 Absent)
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 | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 54 |