Wednesday, 8 June 2005
Vote: Bills β Sale of Liquor (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill be now read a first time.
Hon DAVID CARTER (National): In the brief 5 minutes I have to debate this legislation, I want to represent the great majority of the 118,330 New Zealanders currently in the 18 and 19-year-old age group. Those people are resident in New Zealand,... 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 narrow margin
(51 Ayes β 63 Noes β 6 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 51 |
| New Zealand National | 25 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 2 |
| United Future | 5 | 0 |