Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Vote: Bills — Arms Legislation Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Arms Legislation Bill be now read a first time
GREG O’CONNOR (Labour—Ōhāriu): It’s with something of a heavy heart I stand to speak today. Many of the speakers today have spoken about Christchurch and focused their speeches around Christchurch, but, actually, this isn’t about Christchurch....
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 57 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 of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |