Tuesday, 7 June 2005
Vote: Bills — Appropriation (2005/06 Estimates) Bill
🗳️ That the amendment to the amendment be amended by omitting all the words after the words “Labour Minority Government” and inserting the following words: “that has provided no vision or ambition for New Zealand, no 10-year plan for making New Zealand a freer, more prosperous and proud nation, and no policy for dropping the excessive tax burden on hardworking New Zealanders.”
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN (Minister of Finance): It is a time-limited debate, and 10 minutes before the end of the Budget debate the Minister of Finance is called in reply, regardless of whoever is actually speaking at that point. The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Clem... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(47 Ayes – 70 Noes – 3 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 51 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 2 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |