Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Vote: Bills — New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Bill
— Part 2 Naming of geographic features and Crown protected areas
🗳️ That Part 2 as amended be agreed to
Hon DAMIEN O’CONNOR (Minister of Tourism): I am not as sensitive as some in this House over how people pronounce my name, Mr Chairperson. It was still very polite, and I think that if politicians worry about things like that, then they should move on to... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(71 Ayes – 49 Noes – 1 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 2 | 0 |
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 49 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 2 | 0 |