Wednesday, 5 September 2007
Vote: Bills β Minimum Wage (New Entrants) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Minimum Wage (New Entrants) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Dr Sue Bradford
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
KEITH LOCKE (Green): On behalf of the Green Party I thank the different parties, particularly the parties that support the Minimum Wage (New Entrants) Amendment Bill. But I also respect Kate Wilkinson, who seemed to accept the moral basis... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βMinimum wage increasesβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Minimum wage increases.
Third Reading β this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(66 Ayes β 54 Noes β 1 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |