Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Vote: Bills — Search and Surveillance Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Search and Surveillance Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Simon Power
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rangitīkei)
PAUL QUINN (National): I will take a short call on this first reading of the Search and Surveillance Bill. I support this reading and the contributions of my friends and colleagues on this side of the House, and perhaps some of the... Read more →
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“Expanding police surveillance and recording powers”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Expanding police surveillance and recording powers.
✓ Passed by a large majority
(112 Ayes – 9 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |