Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Vote: Bills — Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Simeon Brown
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Pakuranga)
SIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga): Thank you, Madam Assistant Speaker. I’d just like to take a few moments to respond to some of the comments that I’ve heard from the other side of the House. I’m not sure what bill the member who just sat down was... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(65 Ayes – 55 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 46 |
| New Zealand National | 56 | 0 |