Tuesday, 1 July 2003
Vote: Bills — Care of Children Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Care of Children Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Lianne Dalziel
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Christchurch East)
Hon LIANNE DALZIEL (Associate Minister of Justice): I move, That the Care of Children Bill be referred to the Government Administration Committee. Mr SPEAKER: An amendment has been received from Metiria Turei to omit the words “Government Administration” and... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 56 Noes – 3 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 | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 13 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 27 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |