Thursday, 7 March 2019
Vote: Bills β Social Security (Winter Energy Payment) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Peeni Henare
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for TΔmaki Makaurau)
Hon KRIS FAAFOI (Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media): Itβs been an absolute delight to listen to the members opposite read their passionate speeches of outrage this afternoon about this piece of legislation, which, I concur with my colleague Gareth Hughes, is simply... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 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.
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 | 55 |