Wednesday, 28 March 2007
Vote: Bills β Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill
β Clause 2A Principal Act amended
π³οΈ That clause 2A be agreed to
Moved by
Chris Carter
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Te AtatΕ«)
Hon CHRIS CARTER (Minister of Conservation): I move, That the question be now put. The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): It is my duty to keep within the Standing Orders. After all, these are the rules that have been crafted for well over a century of... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 58 Noes)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from New Zealand First Party and United Future New Zealand voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
New Zealand First Party and United Future New Zealand allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
β Ayes (3)
New Zealand First Party (2)
- Brian Donnelly (List Member)
- R Doug Woolerton (List Member)
United Future New Zealand (1)
- Peter Dunne (Member for Ohariu-Belmont)
β Noes (7)
New Zealand First Party (5)
- Peter Brown (List Member)
- Hon Ron Mark (List Member)
- Pita Paraone (List Member)
- Rt Hon Winston Peters (List Member)
- Barbara Stewart (List Member)
United Future New Zealand (2)
- Gordon Copeland (List Member)
- Judy Turner (List Member)