Wednesday, 21 June 2006
Vote: Bills — Local Government Law Reform Bill
— I also acknowledge many of the comments Mr Harawira made, particularly about Māori achieving what they want to achieve in New Zealand, and about the sort of New Zealand he wants for Māori. I agree with many of the comments he made, but I do not think this legislation is the way to get there. I agree with much of what Māori Party members say, particularly about welfare reform and health disparities, which have already been mentioned, but, again,
🗳️ That Part 3 be agreed to
JOHN CARTER (National—Northland): I take a call in response to my colleagues Hone Harawira and Dover Samuels. I am pleased to say we are proud to be Northlanders. The three of us work together for Northland as MPs, without letting our politics get in... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(71 Ayes – 50 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |