Thursday, 29 April 2010
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations (Rest Breaks and Meal Breaks) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Employment Relations (Rest Breaks and Meal Breaks) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National): I once heard it said that political discourse requires two elements: trust and understanding. That is certainly true here. Labour members do not trust us and we sure as heck do not understand them. The same truism... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(68 Ayes β 52 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 8 |
| MΔori Party | 4 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |