Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Vote: Bills β Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Dame Tariana Turia
(MΔori Party β Member for Te Tai HauΔuru)
MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National): I am delighted to rise in support of the Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill. At the outset I need to put on record that, like my colleague Dr Jackie Blue, I am also a former... Read more β
β Passed by a large majority
(118 Ayes β 4 Noes)
Hansard recorded how individual MPs from ACT New Zealand voted,
but only a single party-wide total for everyone else. That pattern usually means
ACT New Zealand allowed a conscience vote while the other parties
whipped a single position.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 5 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 43 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |
β Ayes (1)
ACT New Zealand (1)
- John Boscawen (List Member)
β Noes (4)
ACT New Zealand (4)
- Roger Douglas (List Member)
- David Garrett (List Member)
- Rodney Hide (Member for Epsom)
- Heather Roy (List Member)