Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Vote: Bills — Bail Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Bail Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Simon Power
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rangitīkei)
RAHUI KATENE (Māori Party—Te Tai Tonga): Getting tough on crime is always the hallmark of a new Government. If we roll the clock back to 1999, one of the baby steps of the new Labour Government at that time was the introduction of the Bail Act 2000. Eight... Read more →
✓ Passed by a large majority
(106 Ayes – 7 Noes – 9 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 | 3 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |