Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Vote: Bills β Resource Management (Climate Protection) Amendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Resource Management (Climate Protection) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM (Green): I rise as the final speaker in this debate to call for the adoption of the Resource Management (Climate Protection) Amendment Bill. Let us briefly recall the background to the bill. In 1991 the National Government... 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
(56 Ayes β 64 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 | 0 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 42 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 58 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |