Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Vote: Bills — Biofuel Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Biofuel Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Hon David Parker
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
NICKY WAGNER (National): Of course we all like the idea of biofuels. All New Zealanders are keen to see a cleaner and greener New Zealand. The vast majority of the public are concerned about climate change issues—we are concerned—but we do... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(70 Ayes – 50 Noes)
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 | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori 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 |