Wednesday, 28 March 2007
Vote: Bills — Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill
— Clause 3 Purpose
🗳️ That the question be now put
Moved by
Jill Pettis
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
TAITO PHILLIP FIELD (Independent—Mangere): I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. With due respect, my understanding is that the wording used in the motion has to be accurate to the letter. If you, Mr Chairman, start to change that, then that will endanger... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
✓ 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)
✕ 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)