Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Vote: Bills — Electoral Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Electoral Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Simon Power
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rangitīkei)
TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): Eighteen months ago New Zealanders were incensed when a Labour Government and its equally culpable allies were so desperate to cling to office at any cost that they rode roughshod over the longstanding convention that... 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 |