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Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Vote: Bills — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill — First Reading

🗳️ That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill be now read a first time

ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jenny Salesa): The subject of this vote is being treated as a conscience issue. In this case, I know there are members who want a personal vote, and I’m prepared to accept one. This is the process we’re going to follow: I’m going to...

HansardID: 535f732d-7cb6-4a47-bb06-199859a3b3c7
🛑 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.
🙋 Personal (conscience) vote — MPs voted as individuals rather than following their party's position. These are typically called on moral or ethical questions (e.g. euthanasia, abortion, alcohol law, marriage law), where by convention parties don't whip their members into a single position.
✕ Failed by a clear majority (30 Ayes – 89 Noes – 1 Absent)

✓ Ayes (30)

New Zealand Labour Party (19)
Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand (9)
Māori Party (2)

✕ Noes (88)

New Zealand Labour Party (44)
New Zealand National Party (34)
ACT New Zealand (10)