Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Vote: Bills β Affordable Healthcare Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Affordable Healthcare Bill be now read a first time
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (LeaderβNZ First): The health insurance industry, health professionals, and the general public have expressed dismay at the opposition from the National Party to our bill. Parliamentary videos show the famously apoplectic David Bennett... Read more β
π Bill failed here β this reading vote failed, and a bill can't proceed
past a failed reading. So even though this isn't the third reading, it's the last we saw
of this bill: it doesn't get another vote after this one.
β Failed by a clear majority
(46 Ayes β 75 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |