Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Vote: Bills — Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill be now read a first time
ALASTAIR SCOTT (National—Wairarapa): Mr Twyford almost got through his speech without criticising foreigners, which is quite surprising. But in the end, he did. He said that he would not let foreign owners buy property unless they live here. We also had... Read more →
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“Capital gains tax (bright-line test on residential property)”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Capital gains tax (bright-line test on residential property).
✓ Passed by a large majority
(109 Ayes – 12 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |