Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Vote: Bills — Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Rino Tirikatene
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Te Tai Tonga)
RINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Thank you, Madam Assistant Speaker. Well, I’m very disappointed that the House has—well, in the National Party and their decision today. Hon Dr Nick Smith: What about New Zealand First? RINO TIRIKATENE: And New... Read more →
🛑 Bill failed here — this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(54 Ayes – 66 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 | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |