Tuesday, 5 October 2004
Vote: Bills β Social Security (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Social Security (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Steve Maharey
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Palmerston North)
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON (NationalβPort Waikato): I take the opportunity to speak on the somewhat dubious and deceptive Social Security (Social Assistance) Amendment Bill. Here we have the extraordinary situation where the Minister for Social Development and... Read more β
β Passed by a large majority
(101 Ayes β 18 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |