Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Vote: Bills — New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill be considered by the Privileges Committee
Moved by
Hon Andrew Little
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Tēnā koe e Te Mana Whakawā. I don’t want to take long but I do want to just point out that the relationship between the courts and the legislature is not some relationship which is writ in stone. It’s not some holy... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 56 Noes – 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |