Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Vote: Bills — Electoral Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Electoral Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Hon PETE HODGSON (Labour—Dunedin North): Let me be first to agree that the Electoral Finance Act as it is currently on the statute book does cause confusion. It does cause uncertainty, and like the previous speaker, Amy Adams, I found it confusing and... Read more →
✓ Passed by a large majority
(113 Ayes – 9 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 | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |