Tuesday, 20 February 2007
Vote: Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
🗳️ That this House has no confidence in the Government led by Helen Clark because it lacks any vision or purpose apart from getting re-elected, it refuses to be accountable or responsible for the public services it oversees, it is tired and bereft of ideas, and all it can offer New Zealand is a collection of empty slogans
TARIANA TURIA (Co-Leader—Māori Party): I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. Under subparagraph (i) of Standing Order 156(d) anybody can be away from Parliament “for illness or other family cause of a personal nature,” but that has not been raised. The... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(50 Ayes – 61 Noes – 10 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 49 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 3 |