Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Vote: Bills — Appropriation (2010/11 Estimates) Bill
🗳️ That all the words after the word “That” be omitted and the following words substituted: “this House has no confidence in the National Government led by John Key which has blatantly broken its clear promise not to raise the Goods and Services Tax, has pushed up prices when working people have had their lowest wage rises in more than a decade, has failed to implement a plan for jobs, lacks any vision for a smart, high-skill, high-tech and high-wage economy, has cut services and assistance to the most needy in our community, and has rewarded the most wealthy at the expense of middle and low income New Zealanders.”
Moved by
Hon Christopher Finlayson
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
SANDRA GOUDIE (National—Coromandel): I was absolutely stunned by the previous speaker, Carol Beaumont, who called herself a laggard. We all know that the Labour members are making uninformed, generalised, negative comments, and that that can be expected... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(53 Ayes – 69 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 | 0 | 5 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 58 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |