Thursday, 1 February 2018
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Employment Relations Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Iain Lees-Galloway
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Palmerston North)
JAN TINETTI (Labour): Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Kia ora koutou to the House. I am absolutely delighted to be here speaking on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill this afternoon. I want to acknowledge the work that the Hon Iain... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βCollective bargaining rightsβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Collective bargaining rights.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 56 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 | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 56 |