Tuesday, 7 October 2003
Vote: Bills β New Organisms and Other Matters Bill
β Part 1 Preliminary provisions (continued)
π³οΈ That Part 1 be agreed to
Moved by
Georgina Beyer
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Wairarapa)
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON (NZ NationalβPort Waikato): Thank you, Mr Chair, for the opportunity to speak on the commencement, in Part 1 of this very important New Organisms and Other Matters Bill. Undoubtedly, the commencement ushers in a new era of change from the... Read more β
β Passed by a large majority
(104 Ayes β 11 Noes β 5 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 26 | 0 |
| Progressive | 0 | 2 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |