Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Vote: Bills — Taxation (Urgent Measures and Annual Rates) Bill
— Part 4 KiwiSaver: 2% employee and employer contribution rates, and repeal of employer tax credits
🗳️ That Part 4 be agreed to
Moved by
Pansy Wong
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Botany)
Hon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip—Labour): I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The closure motion, of course, is in your purview, and yours alone. I make the point— The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): It is. I refer to— Hon DARREN HUGHES: My colleague... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 51 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 7 |
| Māori Party | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |