Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Vote: Bills — Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) Bill
— Part 1 Amendments to Citizenship Act 1977
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Moved by
Steve Chadwick
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Rotorua)
Hon MATT ROBSON (Deputy Leader—Progressive): My plea in relation to the four amendments I have proposed to the Committee was: why should we change the 3-year provision now, why should we penalise the spouses of New Zealand citizens who could apply after 2 years,... Read more →
✕ Failed by a large majority
(10 Ayes – 105 Noes – 5 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 | 0 | 7 |
| Green Party | 8 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 51 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 25 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |