Tuesday, 16 December 2003
Vote: Sittings of the House
🗳️ That the motion be amended by omitting the words “Tuesday, 10 February 2004” and substituting the words “Thursday, 18 December 2003, for the purpose of debating Government decisions relating to the seabed and foreshore."
Moved by
David Benson-Pope
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Dunedin South)
Mr SPEAKER: Fellow members of Parliament, as the first session of the forty-seventh Parliament comes to a close I pay tribute to all the people who contribute to the efficient functioning of this House. First, I pay tribute to... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(49 Ayes – 71 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 52 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 2 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |