Thursday, 30 May 2019
Vote: Bills — Immigration (International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Immigration (International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Iain Lees-Galloway
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Palmerston North)
GREG O’CONNOR (Labour—Ōhāriu): In times past, I hitchhiked on four continents around this world. As I stood, sometimes for hours, waiting for my next ride, I swore I would never drive past another genuine hitchhiker again; and so I don’t. As I... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 48 Noes – 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.
🏛️ 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 |