Wednesday, 28 June 2006
Vote: Bills β Consumer's Right to Know (Food Information) Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Consumerβs Right to Know (Food Information) Bill be now read a first time
SUE KEDGLEY (Green): I seek leave to table a postcard from Fenja Jones in Nelson, who, as a consumer, says: βI want to know which country my food comes from, whether it contains GE ingredients, and whether eggs have come from hens that... 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
(20 Ayes β 99 Noes β 2 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 50 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |