Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Vote: Bills — Biosecurity and Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Legislation Amendment Bill
— New clause 2A Expiry
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
Hon JIM ANDERTON (Minister for Biosecurity): The public’s right to know—I agree with that absolutely. So let the public know this and let the representative of the Māori Party in this Parliament, Mrs Turia, know this too—and this addresses the issue of taking... Read more →
✕ Failed by a large majority
(10 Ayes – 109 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 6 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 49 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 48 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 2 |