Thursday, 24 May 2012
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Long-term Residential Care—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the Social Security (Long-term Residential Care—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill be now read a second time
Moved by
Jo Goodhew
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Rangitata)
MIKE SABIN (National—Northland): I just want to reflect back on the rather bizarre and stunning contribution from across the floor in New Zealand First. The member Brendan Horan suggested that perhaps I should take what he considered to be a... 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 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |