Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Vote: Bills β Local Government (Freedom of Access) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Local Government (Freedom of Access) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
BRETT HUDSON (National): Thank you, Mr Assistant Speaker. Itβs a pleasure to speak on behalf of Jonathan Young in this reply. It is an opportunity just to correct some of the terminological inexactitude that has been heard in this House from... 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 64 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 46 |
| New Zealand National | 56 | 0 |