Tuesday, 14 March 2006
Vote: Bills β Legal Services Amendment Bill (No 2)
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the amendments recommended by the Justice and Electoral Committee by majority be agreed to
Moved by
Mark Burton
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for TaupΕ)
RUSSELL FAIRBROTHER (Labour): In the very short time available to me before this matter goes to the vote, I want to touch on a couple of matters briefly. First of all, legal aid is not just for the benefit of the client; it is also for the benefit... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes β 52 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori 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 |