Thursday, 22 November 2007
Vote: Bills — Electoral Finance Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the amendments recommended by the Justice and Electoral Committee by majority be agreed to
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✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(65 Ayes – 54 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |