Thursday, 24 May 2012
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Long-term Residential Care—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Paula Bennett
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitakere)
MIKE SABIN (National—Northland): We have heard from previous members about our not having the fortitude to make strong decisions. I think that is exactly what this Budget has been about, rather than the big pile of lolly scrambles and voter bribes... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(64 Ayes – 54 Noes – 3 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 | 11 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |