Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Vote: Bills β Education Amendment Bill (No 3)
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Education Amendment Bill (No 3) be now read a first time
Moved by
Chris Carter
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Te AtatΕ«)
PAULA BENNETT (National): To my mind the best way to describe the Education Amendment Bill (No 3) is that it is the good, the bad, and the ugly, and one starts with the good. The good in the bill has to be around the information-matching... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(69 Ayes β 48 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 5 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 47 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |