Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Vote: Bills — Families Commission Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the question be agreed to
Hon PHIL HEATLEY (National—Whangarei): I rise to support the Families Commission Amendment Bill. It introduces a new function in research, monitoring, and evaluation; establishes a social science experts panel; and requires the Families Commission to... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(64 Ayes – 56 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 | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 33 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |