Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Vote: Bills — Education Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Education Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Anne Tolley
(New Zealand National Party — Member for East Coast)
TODD McCLAY (National—Rotorua): I rise to support the Education Amendment Bill in its first reading, and it is my intention to support it in other readings as it comes before this House. This legislation will do a number of things. It will allow... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(69 Ayes – 52 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 | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 42 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |