Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the question be agreed to
Moved by
Hon Paula Bennett
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Waitakere)
TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): Although I am no longer a member of the Social Services Committee, I was for 4 years and until quite recently a member, as a result of which I had the opportunity late last year and early this year to work with my... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 60 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 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |