Wednesday, 28 March 2007
Vote: Bills — Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill
— Clause 3 Purpose
🗳️ That clause 3 be agreed to
Moved by
Jill Pettis
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
GERRY BROWNLEE (National—Ilam): I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is obviously a very important bill, and for that reason—although I am not wanting to sound as if I am trifling with the Chair, at all—we have a considerable concern about... 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)