Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Vote: Bills — Ombudsmen (Protection of Name) Amendment Bill
— Clauses 1 to 6 and Schedule
🗳️ That Clauses 1 to 6 and the Schedule be agreed to
Hon MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney): If there was ever a bill that was a solution looking for a problem, it’s got to be this bill. What a complete and utter waste of Parliament’s time. That’s why the Minister stood—he could only speak for 2½ minutes.... 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 |