Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Vote: Bills โ Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill
โ Second Reading
๐ณ๏ธ That the Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Darien Fenton
(New Zealand Labour Party โ List Member)
Hon DAVID PARKER (Minister of State Services): I congratulate Darien Fenton on the Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill. This bill started as an amendment to the legislation I drafted. Simon Power: The Minister is taking the credit now. Hon DAVID PARKER:... Read more โ
๐ We've linked this vote to our
โMinimum wage increasesโ
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Minimum wage increases.
โ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes โ 60 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.
๐๏ธ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Mฤori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 2 |