Tuesday, 17 May 2005
Vote: Bills — Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Bill be now read a second time
JILL PETTIS (Labour—Whanganui): I am very pleased to take a brief call on the Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Bill. There have been some good speeches on this bill. Most people in New Zealand believe that it is thoroughly wrong to compensate... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 59 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 9 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |