Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Vote: Bills β Electricity Industry Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Electricity Industry Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Gerry Brownlee
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Ilam)
AARON GILMORE (National): In the short time available to me, I say that Lianne Dalziel was the Minister of Commerce under the previous Labour Government, which oversaw a 72 percent rise in electricity prices over about 8Β½ years. It makes one... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes β 53 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |