Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Vote: Bills — Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
SU’A WILLIAM SIO (Labour—Māngere)
The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker): I remind members that votes are to be heard in silence. The House has ruled on a number of occasions that it is not proper for members to make comments about how people vote. There will be quite a number of votes, and... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(64 Ayes – 57 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 42 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |