Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Vote: Bills β New Zealand Bill of Rights (Private Property Rights) Amendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Private Property Rights) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
RUSSELL FAIRBROTHER (Labour): It is a privilege to take part in a debate in which every speaker addresses the issue seriously and from a different perspective. I hope I can add in a similar veinβ though perhaps not of the same quality that we have... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βPrivate property rights in Bill of Rightsβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Private property rights in Bill of Rights.
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 large majority
(12 Ayes β 107 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 49 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |