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Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Vote: Bills — Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill — Second Reading

🗳️ That the Young Offenders (Serious Crimes) Bill be now read a second time

Moved by Hon Ron Mark

R DOUG WOOLERTON (NZ First): My dad taught me, and he used to say to me—because, believe it or not, I used to be a bit fussy about a few things in my early farming days—that sometimes, but not always, the seeking of perfection can be an excuse... Read more →

HansardID: 487cc69a-7d91-420f-a19a-f2246265afa1
🛑 Bill failed here — 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.
✕ Failed by a large majority (14 Ayes – 107 Noes)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from New Zealand National Party voted, but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means New Zealand National Party allowed a conscience vote while the other parties whipped a single position.

🏛️ Party breakdown

Party Aye No
ACT New Zealand 2 0
Green Party 0 6
Māori Party 0 4
New Zealand First 7 0
New Zealand Labour 0 49
Progressive 0 1
United Future 2 0

✓ Ayes (1)

New Zealand National Party (1)

✕ Noes (47)

New Zealand National Party (47)