Thursday, 14 May 2020
Vote: Bills — Family Court (Supporting Families in Court) Legislation Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Family Court (Supporting Families in Court) Legislation Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Andrew Little
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
HARETE HIPANGO (National—Whanganui): Kia ora, Madam Speaker and to members of the Government and members in the House. As is well-known, National is opposing this bill, but I stand as a member of Parliament—probably the only member of Parliament,... 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 |