Thursday, 18 October 2012
Vote: Bills — Education Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Education Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
John Banks
(ACT New Zealand — Member for Epsom)
SIMON O’CONNOR (National—Tāmaki): If this debate was about rhetoric without reason from the Opposition, there would be A-pluses, buzzy bees, and little smiley faces. All you have heard from the Opposition is empty, empty rhetoric. The core element of... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 56 Noes – 2 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 | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 33 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |