Wednesday, 23 August 2006
Vote: Bills β Westpac New Zealand Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Westpac New Zealand Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Marian Hobbs
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Wellington Central)
KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Green Party will be supporting this bill. We think that legislating the incorporation of Westpac is a move in the right direction. Westpac has been the hold-out bank that resisted pressures in that direction... Read more β
β Passed by a large majority
(119 Ayes β 2 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 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |