Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Vote: Bills β Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Clare Curran
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Dunedin South)
CLARE CURRAN (LabourβDunedin South): Well, it is a great pity that the members on the National Party side of the House could not do their homework and read the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act to actually understand how 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
(58 Ayes β 63 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 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |