Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Vote: Bills — Social Security Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the motion be agreed to
Moved by
Penny Simmonds
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Invercargill)
DEPUTY SPEAKER: The question is, That theSocial Services and Community Committee. Motion agreed to. Bill referred to the Social Services and Community Committee. Instruction to Social Services and Community Committee Read more →
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✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 54 Noes – 1 Absent)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
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🏛️ 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 | 49 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 |