Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Vote: Bills — Patents (Advancement Patents) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Patents (Advancement Patents) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Dr PARMJEET PARMAR (National): Thank you, Madam Assistant Speaker. To say that I am disappointed to see the Government’s stance on my member’s bill would be an understatement, because I’m disappointed on so many levels. It’s not only because they... 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
(57 Ayes – 63 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.
🏛️ 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 | 56 | 0 |