Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Vote: Bills β New Zealand Day Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the New Zealand Day Bill be now read a second time
Hon PETE HODGSON (Minister of Health): I thought I would rise and make a brief contribution to this debate in order to oppose the New Zealand Day Bill and to explain my position. Like many other speakers on this bill, who have made some personal remarks, I... Read more β
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
(2 Ayes β 117 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 | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 49 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |