Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Vote: Bills — Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Judith Collins
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Papakura)
TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): The Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill is needed. The law is inadequate, and that is exactly why we are introducing this measure this afternoon. It is naive to suggest... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 59 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| Māori Party | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 33 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |