Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Vote: Bills โ Policing (Killing a Police Dog) Amendment Bill
โ First Reading
๐ณ๏ธ That the Policing (Killing a Police Dog) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
MATT DOOCEY (NationalโWaimakariri): Thank you, Madam Speaker. Tonight, we are debating the Policing (Killing a Police Dog) Amendment Bill. There are really only two positions in this debate. The first is that you believe the current penalty of two years... Read more โ
๐ Bill failed here โ this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
โ Failed by a clear majority
(43 Ayes โ 75 Noes โ 2 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.
๐๏ธ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 65 |
| New Zealand National | 33 | 0 |