Tuesday, 30 July 2019
Vote: Bills — Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Hon Dr David Clark
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Dunedin North)
ANGIE WARREN-CLARK (Labour): Thank you, Madam Assistant Speaker. I thought that I would commence my contribution today by reading—as the member Chlöe Swarbrick did—the part of the bill that has caused so many problems. This is perhaps for the... Read more →
✓ 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 |