Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Vote: Bills — Fair Pay Agreements Act Repeal Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Fair Pay Agreements Act Repeal Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Brooke Van Velden
(ACT New Zealand — Member for Tāmaki)
MIKE BUTTERICK (National—Wairarapa): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I’m particularly pleased that my first opportunity to speak in this Chamber is in support of the removal of regulations that will hinder the community that I represent; that’s the Wairarapa... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Fair Pay Agreements (sectoral bargaining)”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
against Fair Pay Agreements (sectoral bargaining).
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes – 54 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 14 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |