Tuesday, 17 May 2005
Vote: Bills — Tariff (New Zealand - Thailand Closer Economic Partnership) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Tariff (New Zealand - Thailand Closer Economic Partnership) Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Damien O'Connor
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for West Coast-Tasman)
LINDSAY TISCH (National—Piako): As my learned colleague has just said, National supports the introduction of the bill. John Carter has wide experience in this field, as does the Hon Dr Lockwood Smith, who, as a former trade Minister, understands the... Read more →
✓ Passed by a large majority
(97 Ayes – 23 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |