Thursday, 29 April 2010
Vote: Bills — Television New Zealand Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Television New Zealand Amendment Bill be now read a first time
MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National): I am mindful of the quote by Baltasar Gracián: “Good things, when short, are twice as good.” So I will be short—probably for a very long time. I think that is what the Television New Zealand charter should have been... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes – 52 Noes – 2 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 | 8 |
| Māori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |