Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Vote: Bills β Social Security (Benefit Review and Appeal Reform) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Social Security (Benefit Review and Appeal Reform) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Dr Sue Bradford
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
SUE BRADFORD (Green): First of all, I thank members who have spoken kind words about my own work and about the Social Security (Benefit Review and Appeal Reform) Amendment Bill. They include those who will vote against the bill. I will... Read more β
π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a narrow margin
(58 Ayes β 64 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 58 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |