Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Vote: Bills β Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Chris Bishop
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Hutt South)
CHRIS BISHOP (NationalβHutt South): Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. Well, they were very good puns, but that was a truly terrible speech by Dr Duncan Webb. In fact, the performance of the Government members in the House tonight so far has... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βExpanded firearms prohibition orders (warrantless search powers)β
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Expanded firearms prohibition orders (warrantless search powers).
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
(56 Ayes β 64 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 | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 46 |
| New Zealand National | 56 | 0 |