Wednesday, 4 August 2004
Vote: Bills β Goods and Services Tax (Exclusion of Rates) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Goods and Services Tax (Exclusion of Rates) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Gordon Copeland
(United Future New Zealand β List Member)
GORDON COPELAND (United Future): I am very pleased to have the right of reply, and I will address, very quickly if I can, some of the issues that have been raised by parties speaking to this bill. First of all, I sincerely thank New Zealand First and... 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 clear majority
(31 Ayes β 89 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 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 51 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 0 | 2 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |