Thursday, 21 May 2015
Vote: Bills — Social Housing Reform (Flexible Purchasing and Remedial Matters) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Social Housing Reform (Flexible Purchasing and Remedial Matters) Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Paula Bennett
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Upper Harbour)
STUART SMITH (National—Kaikōura): It is a great pleasure to speak on this bill, and given that its merits are so blindingly obvious, there is nothing more that I need to say other than that I commend it to the House. Thank you. Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 58 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 | 0 | 14 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |