Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Vote: Bills β Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
PAUL QUINN (National): The Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill is quite a simple bill. All it sets out to do is to remove the vote from anyone who is imprisoned on the day of an election. I am quite happy for... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 59 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 | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |