Wednesday, 9 April 2003
Vote: Bills — Māori Television Service Bill
— Preamble
🗳️ That the preamble be agreed to
Moved by
David Benson-Pope
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Dunedin South)
JOHN CARTER (Senior Whip—NZ National): I raise a point of order, Madam Chairperson. I was not going to raise the issue, but, now that it has been raised, I say that the comment could be construed as threatening, and the member should be asked to withdraw... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 56 Noes – 3 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |