Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Vote: Bills β Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Bill
β Clauses 1 to 3
π³οΈ That the amendment be agreed to
Hon RICK BARKER (Minister of Internal Affairs): I want to respond to members and sum up the situation we have now. Firstly, I come back to Sandra Goudieβs point. She says that there is no point to this legislation, that it is unnecessary, and that identity theft is... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes β 49 Noes β 4 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 | 6 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |