Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Vote: Bills β Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill be now read a second time
Hon BRIAN DONNELLY (NZ First): I want to commence by saying to members of the House that since we left here at 6 oβclock I have been involved in a MΔori language lesson. It was very, very intensive, but I have to say te reo MΔori Kuki Airani. As I...
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
(7 Ayes β 112 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 | 0 | 6 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 49 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 2 |