Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Vote: Bills — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Paula Bennett
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitakere)
TODD McCLAY (National—Rotorua): I have to say to you, Mr Assistant Speaker, that having sat here for the last hour and a half listening to this debate, I—along with much of the rest of the country for almost the whole of last year—have almost lost... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(69 Ayes – 53 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 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |