Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Vote: Bills — Companies (Limited Partnerships Identical Names Prohibition) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Companies (Limited Partnerships Identical Names Prohibition) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Chris Penk
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi)
CHRIS PENK (National—Kaipara ki Mahurangi): Thank you very much, Mr Speaker, but I don’t think I need to take five minutes of the House’s time. Far be it from me to waste the House’s time. That is, after all, the Government’s job, as we’ve heard... Read more →
🛑 Bill failed here — 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.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(55 Ayes – 65 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 10 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 65 |
| New Zealand National | 33 | 0 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |