Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Vote: Bills β Customs and Excise (Prohibition of Imports Made by Slave Labour) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Customs and Excise (Prohibition of Goods Made by Slave Labour) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Maryan Street
(New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)
Hon MARYAN STREET (Labour): I first pay tribute to my gifted colleague Charles Chauvel for his assistance in drafting the Customs and Excise (Prohibition of Imports Made by Slave Labour) Amendment Bill. I also pay tribute to members who have... 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 |