Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Vote: Bills β Employment Relations (Statutory Minimum Redundancy Entitlements) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Employment Relations (Statutory Minimum Redundancy Entitlements) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
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π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a narrow margin
(57 Ayes β 61 Noes β 3 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 12 | 0 |
| Mana | 1 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 33 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |