Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Vote: Bills β Public Finance (Wellbeing) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Public Finance (Wellbeing) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Grant Robertson
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Wellington Central)
Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL (LabourβNew Lynn): Weβve had a long series of speeches on this bill tonight. I want to take it back to the very basics of what this bill is about, and to trace some of the, if you like, intellectual history behind wellbeing. It matters,... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 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.
ποΈ 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 |