Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Vote: Bills β Treaty of Waitangi (Removal of Conflict of Interest) Amendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Treaty of Waitangi (Removal of Conflict of Interest) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
DAIL JONES (NZ First): I would like to congratulate Mr Dave Hereora on his speech and thank him for his kind remarks, as well. He at least looked at the Treaty of Waitangi Act, read the report, gave consideration to it, and gave some... Read more β
π We've linked this vote to our
βConflict of interest rules for Waitangi Tribunal membersβ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Conflict of interest rules for Waitangi Tribunal members.
π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a large majority
(7 Ayes β 112 Noes β 2 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 | 0 | 6 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 49 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 2 |