Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Vote: Bills β Electricity (Renewable Preference) Repeal Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Electricity (Renewable Preference) Repeal Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Hon Gerry Brownlee
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Ilam)
JEANETTE FITZSIMONS (Co-LeaderβGreen): It is very easy to demolish things. It is very easy to repeal things. It does not take very long to destroy things. It takes a lot more creativity, time, and effort to actually build things up. I guess we could say... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 58 Noes β 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |