Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Vote: Bills β Social Security (COVID-19 Income Relief Payment to be Income) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Social Security (COVID-19 Income Relief Payment to be Income) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Carmel Sepuloni
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Kelston)
KIERAN McANULTY (Labour): Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. The Social Security (COVID-19 Income Relief Payment to be Income) Amendment Bill contains minor and technical amendments. It needs to be done. It needs to be done to be able to give... 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 |