Wednesday, 2 March 2005
Vote: Debate on Budget Policy Statement
π³οΈ That the motion be agreed to
Moved by
Clayton Cosgrove
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Waimakariri)
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN (Minister of Finance): Thank you for the call, Mr Speaker, and I say that soon you will be able to call me the father of the House. [Interruption] It is based on continuity, I am afraid. I want to come to the interesting aspect of this... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(69 Ayes β 50 Noes β 1 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 9 |
| Green Party | 8 | 0 |
| MΔori 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 |