Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Vote: Bills — Local Electoral (Repeal of Race-Based Representation) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Local Electoral (Repeal of Race-Based Representation) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Minister of Māori Affairs): Mr Speaker— Bob Clarkson: Tell us about Hone Heke. Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA: Hone Heke was a great warrior, and he came from the north, not from the Bay of Plenty. Bob Clarkson: And he’s pronounced Hone Heke! Hon... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Māori local government wards”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
against Māori local government wards.
🛑 Bill failed here — 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.
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(56 Ayes – 62 Noes – 3 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 49 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 2 |