Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Vote: Bills β Legal Assistance (Sustainability) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Legal Assistance (Sustainability) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Simon Power
(New Zealand National Party β Member for RangitΔ«kei)
Hon STEVE CHADWICK (Labour): I will take a slightly longer call than Paul Quinn on the Legal Assistance (Sustainability) Amendment Bill, because I think that member summed it up, really, when he said that the select committee will consider this... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(62 Ayes β 58 Noes β 1 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 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 42 |
| New Zealand National | 57 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |