Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Vote: Introduction of Bills — Second Reading
🗳️ That the Legal Services Amendment Bill be now read a second time
PAULO GARCIA (National—New Lynn): The use of section 27 reports is to inform the judicial system—the judges—in the process of sentencing, the background and family information of the accused. So the process for going through the allegations and the... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 54 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.
🏛️ 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 |