Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Vote: Bills — Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the amendments recommended by the Law and Order Committee by majority be agreed to
Moved by
Paul Quinn
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
SIMON BRIDGES (National—Tauranga): I start my speech by thanking the honourable member Trevor Mallard for his very kind words about me. He is right: I was a great criminal lawyer. It is good to hear it from someone of his stature, a senior member on... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 55 Noes – 3 Absent)
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 | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 39 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |