Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Vote: Address in Reply
🗳️ That the following words be added to the motion: “and the National-led Government will sell New Zealand’s assets against the will of the public; the Government has no ideas to create jobs or a clean and innovative New Zealand; that the Government is widening the gap between the very rich and the rest and therefore this House has no confidence in the National-led government.”
Hon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister for Economic Development): Thank you for the opportunity to speak here this afternoon as the final speaker in the Address in Reply debate. I have listened to the debate with great interest—pretty much, all of it; every minute of it—and I have... Read more →
✕ Failed by a narrow margin
(57 Ayes – 64 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |