Thursday, 21 October 2004
Vote: Bills β Parental Leave and Employment ProtectionAmendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill be now read a second time
PETER BROWN (Deputy LeaderβNZ First): New Zealand First is determined to make some amendments to this bill. My colleague Bill Gudgeon has a Supplementary Order Paper, which provides for self-employed women to receive paid parental leave. We say that it is... Read more β
β Passed by a clear majority
(84 Ayes β 33 Noes β 3 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 6 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |