Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Vote: Bills β Electricity Industry (Small-Scale Renewable Distributed Generation) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Electricity Industry (Small-Scale Renewable Distributed Generation) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
GARETH HUGHES (Green): Kia ora, Mr Assistant Speaker. NgΔ mihi nui ki a koutou, kia ora. This bill about to be voted on is about fairness, it is about certainty, and it is about power. It asks the questions: who has the powerβis it the... 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 narrow margin
(60 Ayes β 61 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 | 14 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |