Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Vote: Bills — Land Transport (Random Oral Fluid Testing) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Land Transport (Random Oral Fluid Testing) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
ALASTAIR SCOTT (National—Wairarapa): The Government says they care—that they’re caring and they’re kind. The Prime Minister talks about being caring and kind and I agree with the sentiment. It’s all very well talking about caring for people, but it’s... Read more →
🛑 Bill failed here — 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.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(56 Ayes – 63 Noes – 1 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 46 |
| New Zealand National | 55 | 0 |