Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Vote: Debate on Budget Policy Statement
🗳️ That the House take note of the report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Budget Policy Statement 2014
Moved by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): It is an absolute pleasure to speak in this Budget Policy Statement debate this evening. I think I am going to be the last speaker. It is always interesting to follow Green MPs like Gareth Hughes because they often... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 57 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 | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 7 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 34 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |