Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Vote: Bills — Immigration Bill
— Part 2 Core provisions and matters in relation to decision making
🗳️ That Part 2 as amended be agreed to
Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN (Minister of Immigration): In response to Pete Hodgson’s comments, yes, this situation was drawn to my attention through the whole Gerrard Ōtimi saga, which highlighted the plight of overstayers. It became apparent that we had hundreds of... Read more →
✓ Passed by a large majority
(108 Ayes – 14 Noes)
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 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |