Thursday, 12 February 2009
Vote: Urgency
π³οΈ That the House accord urgency to the first reading and the second reading of the Electoral Amendment Bill, and Government orders Nos 1 and 2
Moved by
Hon Gerry Brownlee
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Ilam)
The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy): We have had an explanation about urgency being broken, we have had an explanation from the Minister as to why the urgency is required, and I will now put the motion. Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(69 Ayes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party 5, United Future | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |