Thursday, 14 May 2020
Vote: COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 — Finance and Expenditure Committee—Inquiry
🗳️ That the motion be amended by replacing “Finance and Expenditure” with “Epidemic Response Committee”
Moved by
Hon Gerry Brownlee
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Ilam)
Hon DAVID PARKER (Attorney-General): Speaking to the amendment, I’ve only a few points to make. Parliament is no longer suspended. The Business Committee agreed to the creation of the COVID committee while Parliament was suspended, while there wasn’t... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(56 Ayes – 63 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |