Thursday, 9 June 2011
Vote: Bills β Appropriation (2011/12 Estimates) Bill
π³οΈ That the Appropriation (2011/12 Estimates) Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Kate Wilkinson
(New Zealand National Party β List Member)
Hon BILL ENGLISH (Minister of Finance): After almost 14 hours of debate what is striking is the enormous gap between the Opposition and the people of New Zealand in their understanding of the Budgetβan enormous gap. The general public have at worst shrugged... Read more β
β Passed by a narrow margin
(67 Ayes β 53 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 | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 42 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 1 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |