Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Vote: Bills β Minimum Wage (Mitigation of Youth Unemployment) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Minimum Wage (Mitigation of Youth Unemployment) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Roger Douglas
(ACT New Zealand β List Member)
Hon TREVOR MALLARD (LabourβHutt South): I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The rules of this House are very clear that members have to vote in the first instance before they can call a division. No one said Aye for this bill. Mr SPEAKER: I accept that... Read more β
π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a large majority
(5 Ayes β 117 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 43 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 58 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |