Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Social Security (Commencement of Benefits) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
STUART SMITH (National—Kaikōura): We do not take this as a trivial matter at all on this side of the House. I think the reason we are debating this bill today is that the policy intent back in 1998 was very, very clear, and due to drafting errors or... Read more →
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(75 Ayes – 46 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 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |