Wednesday, 10 September 2003
Vote: Bills — Education (Disestablishment of Early Childhood Development Board) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Education (Disestablishment of Early Childhood Development Board) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Hutt South)
Hon Dr NICK SMITH (NZ National—Nelson): What a pathetic contribution from the previous speaker on an issue as important as early childhood education. I want to reinforce the points that have been made by National’s forward-looking early childhood... Read more →
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(82 Ayes – 35 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |