Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Vote: Bills โ Question, by leave, revoked.
โ First Reading
๐ณ๏ธ That the Appropriation (Parliamentary Expenditure Validation) Bill be now read a first time
Hon MURRAY McCULLY (NationalโEast Coast Bays): The bill, and the circumstances in which the House finds itself tonight, should invite members opposite to reflect. Indeed, it should make all members in this House reflect, because we in this Parliament have a unique... Read more โ
โ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes โ 54 Noes โ 6 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.
๐๏ธ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Mฤori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |