Tuesday, 10 August 2004
Vote: Bills — Electricity and Gas Industries Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the amendments recommended by the Commerce Committee by majority be agreed to
PHIL HEATLEY (National—Whangarei): The biggest favour and the bravest favour that the National Party can do when it is elected to Government next year is to repeal this legislation. Sadly, although Clayton Cosgrove says that “it attempts to fix some of... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(70 Ayes – 50 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 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |