Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Vote: Bills — Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave and Work Contact Hours) Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave and Work Contact Hours) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Sue Moroney
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
SUE MORONEY (Labour): Can I begin by thanking all the parties that have indicated that they are supporting this bill going through to the select committee. This debate has been all about priorities. It is all about exposing where the... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 60 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |