Wednesday, 6 August 2003
Vote: Imprest Supply Debate
🗳️ That the amendment to omit all the words after the word “That” and substitute the following words: “this House cannot express confidence in this Labour Progressive Government and their United supporters because they are determined to promote the release into our farms, fields, and environment of unpredictable genetically engineered organisms, despite strong opposition from consumers, growers, food manufacturers, exporters, economists, environmentalists, health workers, local authorities, churches, and ordinary people with common sense.” be agreed to
Moved by
Hon Sir Michael Cullen
(New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)
DAVID PARKER (NZ Labour—Otago): Listeners can turn their radios up again now after being shouted at with that diatribe. I expect most of them turned their radios down. I would like to speak to the Appropriation (2003/04 Estimates) Bill that we are... Read more →
✕ Failed by a large majority
(9 Ayes – 110 Noes – 1 Absent)
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 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Labour | 0 | 52 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| Progressive | 0 | 2 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |