Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Vote: Bills — Employment Relations (Secret Ballot for Strikes) Amendment Bill
— Clause 7 New sections 82A to 82C inserted
🗳️ That clause 7 be agreed to
JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany): Andrew Little told us that workers are free to join a union. He told us that they are free to stay in a union. But what workers are not free to do is vote in a ballot free from intimidation, free from standover... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 59 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 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |