Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Vote: Debate on Budget Policy Statement
🗳️ That the House take note of the report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Budget Policy Statement 2006.
Moved by
Shane Jones
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
Dr the Hon LOCKWOOD SMITH (National—Rodney): On 15 February the Finance and Expenditure Committee heard evidence from the public on the Budget Policy Statement. Among members of the public were groups from the business world, including the Business Roundtable,... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 50 Noes – 10 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 50 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 3 | 0 |