Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Vote: Bills β Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Dame Luamanuvao Winnie Laban
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Mana)
Hon LUAMANUVAO WINNIE LABAN (LabourβMana): I thank members for their expressions of support for the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill. First, I would like to respond to the comments of Dr Paul Hutchison, Michael Woodhouse, and... 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 narrow margin
(60 Ayes β 62 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 | 0 | 58 |
| Progressive | 1 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |
β Ayes (1)
ACT New Zealand (1)
- Roger Douglas (List Member)
β Noes (4)
ACT New Zealand (4)
- John Boscawen (List Member)
- David Garrett (List Member)
- Rodney Hide (Member for Epsom)
- Heather Roy (List Member)