Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Vote: Bills โ Defence Amendment Bill
โ First Reading
๐ณ๏ธ That the Defence Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Jonathan Coleman
(New Zealand National Party โ Member for Northcote)
LOUISE UPSTON (NationalโTaupล): There has been a significant contribution from this side of the House, so I am not going to say anything further but to commend the Minister of Defence, Dr Jonathan Coleman, for this fantastic piece of legislation,... Read more โ
โ Passed by a large majority
(98 Ayes โ 23 Noes)
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.
๐๏ธ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| Mฤori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |