Thursday, 15 November 2012
Vote: Bills — Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Chester Borrows
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Whanganui)
JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany): The Opposition wants to characterise this bill, the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill, as an attack on democracy. Well, I want to tell the Opposition that for the last 10 years local government in New Zealand... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 59 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |