Tuesday, 13 May 2003
Vote: Bills β Families Commission Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Families Commission Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Steve Maharey
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Palmerston North)
BARBARA STEWART (NZ First): I take this call on the bill with a huge amount of disappointment. New Zealand First will not be supporting this bill. New Zealand First is aware that many New Zealanders had really high hopes for this commission, but... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(60 Ayes β 56 Noes β 4 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 | 7 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |