Thursday, 30 May 2019
Vote: Bills β Social Assistance Legislation (Budget 2019 Welfare Package) Amendment Bill
β Clauses 1 and 2
π³οΈ That clause 2 be agreed to
Hon CARMEL SEPULONI (Minister for Social Development): I think this debate has been very interesting, because, on the one hand, weβre being told weβre doing too much and, on the other hand, weβre told weβre not doing enough. So there is much that is contradictory on that... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 48 Noes β 9 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.
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 | 46 |