Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Vote: Bills β Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
β Clauses 1 to 3
π³οΈ That clause 3 be agreed to
Hon TREVOR MALLARD (LabourβHutt South): Anyone who got up on the hustings and said that Labour was opposed to ultra-fast broadband would be a liar. Anyone who got up on the hustings and said that we were opposed to rural broadband being improved would be a... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(65 Ayes β 55 Noes β 1 Absent)
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 | 0 | 9 |
| MΔori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 42 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |
β Ayes (3)
ACT New Zealand (3)
- John Boscawen (List Member)
- Hilary Calvert (List Member)
- Rodney Hide (Member for Epsom)
β Noes (2)
ACT New Zealand (2)
- Roger Douglas (List Member)
- Heather Roy (List Member)