Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Vote: Bills — Te Roroa Claims Settlement Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Te Roroa Claims Settlement Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Mark Burton
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Taupō)
Hon TAU HENARE (National): Thankfully, there will be a reshuffle on that side of the House. I say that because that Minister, and his predecessor, have not given all their heart and all their will to a job that deserves a hundred percent. I do... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(66 Ayes – 50 Noes – 5 Absent)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from Māori Party voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
Māori Party allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |
✓ Ayes (1)
Māori Party (1)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)