Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Vote: Bills β Marine Animals Protection Law Reform Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Marine Animals Protection Law Reform Bill be now read a first time.
Moved by
Metiria Turei
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
METIRIA TUREI (Co-LeaderβGreen): I thank members for their contributions this evening on my Marine Animals Protection Law Reform Bill, particularly those who have spoken in support of the legislation. The kind words about the bill and the issue of... 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 63 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 | 0 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 58 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |