Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Vote: Bills — Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and Anzac Day) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Dr DAVID CLARK (Labour—Dunedin North): Tēnā koe, Mr Speaker. Kia ora koutou, and kia ora to that member, Te Ururoa Flavell. I want to take members’ memories back to earlier this year when we enjoyed fine weather across the country on both Waitangi Day and... Read more →
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Mondayising Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Mondayising Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day.
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 60 Noes)
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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |