Tuesday, 6 December 2005
Vote: Bills β Child Support Amendment Bill (No 4)
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.
Moved by
Peter Dunne
(United Future New Zealand β Member for Ohariu-Belmont)
Dr JACKIE BLUE (National): I speak against the Child Support Amendment Bill (No 4), which I consider to be flawed legislation. Supposedly, it hopes to wipe off half a billion dollars of penalty interest owed, so that parents who have been... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes β 60 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 | 2 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |