Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Vote: Bills β Education (Social Investment Funding and Abolition of Decile System) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Education (Social Investment Funding and Abolition of Decile System) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
ERICA STANFORD (NationalβEast Coast Bays): Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Iβm really pleased that my bill was drawn. I am proud of the work that the National Party have done in this area and I am proud of this bill. The decile system is a very outdated... Read more β
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 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.
ποΈ 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 |