Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Vote: Bills โ Education (Charter Schools Abolition) Amendment Bill
โ First Reading
๐ณ๏ธ That the Education (Charter Schools Abolition) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
JENNY SALESA (LabourโManukau East): I welcome this bill on behalf of my colleague Chris Hipkins. This bill would abolish the charter school model in New Zealand. Charter schools are a blight on our educational system, they bring nothing to the table,... Read more โ
๐ Bill failed here โ 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.
โ Failed by a narrow margin
(57 Ayes โ 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.
๐๏ธ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Mฤori Party | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 31 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |