Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Vote: Bills — Social Assistance (New Work Tests, Incentives, and Obligations) Amendment Bill
— Parts 1 to 5, schedules 1 to 3, and clauses 1 and 2 (continued)
🗳️ That Part 4 be agreed to
CAROL BEAUMONT (Labour): I rise to agree with other colleagues about our fundamental concern regarding the provisions of the Social Assistance (New Work Tests, Incentives, and Obligations) Amendment Bill, and particularly about the provisions... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(65 Ayes – 56 Noes – 1 Absent)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from Māori Party voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
Māori Party allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 42 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |
✓ Ayes (1)
Māori Party (1)
- Hon Dame Tariana Turia (Member for Te Tai Hauāuru)
✕ Noes (4)
Māori Party (4)
- Hon Te Ururoa Flavell (Member for Waiariki)
- Hone Harawira (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
- Rahui Katene (Member for Te Tai Tonga)
- Hon Sir Pita Sharples (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)