Thursday, 1 June 2023
Vote: Bills — Business Payment Practices Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Business Payment Practices Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Ginny Andersen
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Hutt South)
Hon Dr DAVID CLARK (Labour—Dunedin): Well, Mr Speaker, you’d have to be in a pretty dark place to oppose this bill, I think—especially if you believe in markets, because markets are about the provision of information. That’s exactly what this bill does.... Read more →
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(75 Ayes – 39 Noes – 5 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 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 62 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 29 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |