Wednesday, 15 March 2006
Vote: Bills β Electoral (Reduction in Number of Members of Parliament) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Electoral (Reduction in Number of Members of Parliament) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Barbara Stewart
(New Zealand First Party β List Member)
BARBARA STEWART (NZ First): I begin by thanking my parliamentary colleagues for their very careful and considered debate on this bill, for the many replies to the letters I sent to everyone, and for their support. This is not an easy issue for... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βReducing the number of MPsβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Reducing the number of MPs.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes β 60 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 | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 50 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 3 |