Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Vote: Bills — Employment Relations (Secret Ballot for Strikes) Amendment Bill
— New clause 5A Requirement for society’s rules to include secret ballots for strikes (continued)
🗳️ That the amendment be agreed to
DENIS O’ROURKE (NZ First): I am sure that the member’s motives with the Employment Relations (Secret Ballot for Strikes) Amendment Bill are honourable and that his objectives, which I perceive as to ensure democracy in unions voting to strike... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(49 Ayes – 71 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |