Wednesday, 15 March 2006
Vote: Bills β New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Enhancement of Competition) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Enhancement of Competition) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Heather Roy
(ACT New Zealand β List Member)
HEATHER ROY (Deputy LeaderβACT): I thank the many members in this House who have made a very positive contribution to this bill today, particularly the National Party, United Future, and the MΔori Party, who are supporting the bill. The Minister had... 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 narrow margin
(57 Ayes β 64 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 50 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |