Wednesday, 23 June 2004
Vote: Bills β Treaty of Waitangi (Final Settlement of Claims) Bill (No 2)
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Treaty of Waitangi (Final Settlement of Claims) Bill (No 2) be now read a first time
Moved by
Rodney Hide
(ACT New Zealand β List Member)
RODNEY HIDE (LeaderβACT): It is very clear that the Labour Party has a view of MΔori as a people beholden to the Labour Party, no matter what; as a people whose vote it can take for granted, no matter what; and as a people who the Labour Party... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βFinal settlement date for historical Treaty of Waitangi claimsβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Final settlement date for historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.
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
(49 Ayes β 70 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 51 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 2 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |