Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Youth Support and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the question be agreed to
Moved by
Hon Paula Bennett
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitakere)
MIKE SABIN (National—Northland): It is a shame that Metiria Turei’s speech was not beamed into New Zealand households at 6 p.m., because then they might get to really see what the Green agenda is all about—this absolutely ridiculous notion that... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 57 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 | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |