Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations Amendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Employment Relations Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN (Labour): That speech clearly exhausted the member. He can retire into somnolence for the remainder of this sitting, running through into Saturdayβbut I always appreciate his Charles Laughton imitations in this Chamber. Why is... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 55 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |