Tuesday, 8 March 2005
Vote: Bills β Relationships (Statutory References) Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That, pursuant to section 8(4)(b) of the Electoral Act 1993, this House nominate David Francis Caygill of Christchurch, to represent the Government, and John Kenneth Warcup Isles of Wellington, to represent the Opposition parties, each to be appointed by Her Excellency the Governor-General as a member of the Electoral Commission for the purposes of its jurisdiction under Part VI of the Broadcasting Act 1989 be agreed to
Moved by
Marian Hobbs
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Wellington Central)
Hon BILL ENGLISH (NationalβClutha-Southland): This is indeed a curious piece of legislation, now that it has been reported back. We are seeing here today a back-down by the Government from the extreme and ideological position it had taken about the nature of... Read more β
β Passed by a clear majority
(80 Ayes β 39 Noes β 1 Absent)
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 | 9 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |