Thursday, 14 March 2013
Vote: Bills β Minimum Wage (Starting-out Wage) Amendment Bill
β Second Reading
π³οΈ That the Minimum Wage (Starting-out Wage) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Dr CAM CALDER (National): My dad died when I was 6 years old. I was brought up by my mum, and she used to call me her right-hand man. The reason for that was that she got me to rake up the leaves and mow the lawns. I mowed the lawns with an...
β Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes β 59 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |