Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Vote: Bills — Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Sue Moroney
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
SUE MORONEY (Labour): As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted by the bell before, during my maiden speech in Parliament I said that I wanted to improve work-life balance for New Zealand families. This bill, the Parental Leave and... Read more →
✓ 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 |