Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Vote: Bills — Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Bill
— Preamble (continued)
🗳️ That the question be now put
Moved by
Darien Fenton
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
DARIEN FENTON (Labour): I move, That the question be now put. Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(69 Ayes – 48 Noes – 4 Absent)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from Māori Party voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
Māori Party allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |
✓ Ayes (2)
Māori Party (2)
- Hon Sir Pita Sharples (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)