Thursday, 5 August 2010
Vote: Bills — Social Assistance (Future Focus) Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Social Assistance (Future Focus) Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Hon Paula Bennett
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitakere)
HEKIA PARATA (National): Tēnā koe e te Mana Whakawā. Huri noa i tō tātou Whare i tēnei ahiahi. Tēnā tātou katoa. I am thankful for the opportunity to stand and make a contribution on the Social Assistance (Future Focus) Bill. I will start by... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(64 Ayes – 55 Noes – 3 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 | 4 | 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 (3)
Māori Party (3)
- Hon Te Ururoa Flavell (Member for Waiariki)
- Hone Harawira (Member for Te Tai Tokerau)
- Hon Sir Pita Sharples (Member for Tāmaki Makaurau)