Wednesday, 5 April 2006
Vote: Bills — Local Government Law Reform Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Local Government Law Reform Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Mark Burton
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Taupō)
ERIC ROY (National—Invercargill): It is good to have the opportunity to take what I guess will be the final call on the Local Government Law Reform Bill. I am disappointed in the previous speaker, Mr Peter Brown. Normally he is a man who speaks sense.... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes – 54 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 | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |