Thursday, 26 March 2009
Vote: Bills — Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Hon TAU HENARE (National): For the last 10 years there has been a clamour for Māori to intervene and lead the crusade against the ever-increasing number of Māori incarcerated in Her Majesty’s prisons. The clamour and loud noises of those in our... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 53 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |