Wednesday, 16 March 2005
Vote: Bills β Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Genetically Modified Organisms Moratorium Reinstatement) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Genetically Modified Organisms Moratorium Reinstatement) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Ian Ewen-Street
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
IAN EWEN-STREET (Green): I was not going to mention the royal commission, but my friend and colleague David Parker made a statement that I cannot allow to go by. He said that he did not know of anybody who had been refused permission to make... Read more β
π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a large majority
(25 Ayes β 95 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 9 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 51 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |