Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Vote: Bills β Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill
β Instruction to Committee
π³οΈ That it be an instruction to the committee of the whole House on the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill that it consider and, if it thinks appropriate, adopt the amendments suggested by many submitters that constituency members of Parliament be exempted from the new power of party leaders to dismiss MPs
Moved by
Hon Kiritapu Allan
(New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)
KIRITAPU ALLAN (Assistant WhipβLabour): I move, That the question be now put. [Interruption] SPEAKER: No. The issue is absolutely clear. Read more β
β Failed by a narrow margin
(56 Ayes β 63 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 46 |
| New Zealand National | 56 | 0 |