Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Vote: Bills — New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Annette King
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Rongotai)
JOHN HAYES (National—Wairarapa): I say to my colleague in the Māori Party that there is no fairer trade than free trade, simply because nobody has their fingers in the pie or the till, and I would like the member to think about that as we go through... Read more →
✓ Passed by a large majority
(104 Ayes – 17 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 6 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |