Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Vote: Bills — District Court (Protecting Judgment Debtors on Main Benefit) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the District Court (Protecting Judgment Debtors on Main Benefit) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): That, frankly, was an embarrassment—an underprepared member coming along, reading the bill, and talking from a list of points about things which are utterly irrelevant. If you’re going to come to this House, treat it... Read more →
🛑 Bill failed here — 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.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(55 Ayes – 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.
🏛️ 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 Pāti Māori | 6 | 0 |