Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Vote: Bills — Employment Relations Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Employment Relations Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Kate Wilkinson
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
COLIN KING (National—Kaikōura): It is a pleasure to be able to speak to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill. Hearing all those well-thought-out deliveries from this side of the debating chamber certainly reinforces my view. I would like to start... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 55 Noes – 4 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 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |