Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Vote: Debate on Budget Policy Statement
🗳️ That the House take note of the report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Budget Policy Statement 2020
Moved by
Dr Deborah Russell
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for New Lynn)
Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Tēnā koe, Madam Speaker. It’s so disappointing to hear the usual old stuff: “Cut wages. Keep those minimum wages as low as we possibly can. Let’s have a year of austerity.” That is exactly the wrong thing to do. The... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 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.
🏛️ 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 |