Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Vote: Bills β Climate Change (New Zealand Superannuation Fund) Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Climate Change (New Zealand Superannuation Fund) Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Russel William Norman
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
Dr RUSSEL NORMAN (Co-LeaderβGreen): It was clear during this debate that there is not a lot of knowledge about responsible investment, particularly on the Government side of the House. The Norwegian pension fund, which is one of the biggest sovereign... 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
(58 Ayes β 61 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |