Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Vote: Bills β Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.
Moved by
Hon Anne Tolley
(New Zealand National Party β Member for East Coast)
ALLAN PEACHEY (NationalβTΔmaki): I am pleased to have the opportunity to bring to a close the first reading debate on the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill. I have only one comment to make, and it is that once again the Labour Party does not... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(64 Ayes β 56 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |