Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Vote: Bills — Referendums Framework Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Referendums Framework Bill be reported to the House by 11 November 2019 and that the committee have authority to meet at any time while the House is sitting (except during oral questions), during any evening on a day in which there has been a sitting of the House, on a Friday in a week in which there has been a sitting of the House, and outside the Wellington area, despite Standing Orders 191, 193, and 194(1)(b) and (c)
Moved by
Hon Andrew Little
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
GREG O’CONNOR (Labour—Ōhāriu): I’m glad that enlightened member opposite, Chris Penk, knows that 2017 comes before 2018, and 2018 comes before 2019. He may know that day becomes before night. On this side we are in daylight; on that side—it would... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 56 Noes – 1 Absent)
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🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |