Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Vote: Bills β New Zealand Bill of Rights (Right to Sustainable Environment) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Right to Sustainable Environment) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon James Shaw
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
Hon JAMES SHAW (Green): Yeah, thank you Madam Speaker. So I thank members around the House for their kind words, and Iβve been considering how to respond to some of the arguments made in that light. First of all, I would like to thank the... Read more β
π Bill failed here β 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.
β Failed by a narrow margin
(55 Ayes β 68 Noes)
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 | 11 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 15 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 49 |
| Te PΔti MΔori | 6 | 0 |