Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Vote: Bills — Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Amy Adams
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Selwyn)
SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): It is a pleasure to be the last speaker in this first reading of the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill. We live in times that are changing. We live in a modern world where there is... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(71 Ayes – 48 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 | 13 |
| Mana | 0 | 1 |
| Māori Party | 3 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 33 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |