Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Vote: Bills — Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Death) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Death) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Matt King
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Northland)
MATT KING (National—Northland): It’s my right of reply. Look, I’ve learnt a little bit about politics tonight, and this is all about politics, watching the other side of the House put their arguments forward—some of them, it’s unbelievable how wrong... 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
(57 Ayes – 63 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 46 |
| New Zealand National | 55 | 0 |