Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Vote: Bills — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Bill (No 6)
— First Reading
🗳️ Vote: Bills — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Bill (No 6)
CHESTER BORROWS (National—Whanganui): I rise to speak against this bill, not because there are not a number of valid provisions within the bill but because there are some that actually detract from it, quite significantly. I am pleased to see... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(57 Ayes – 58 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |