Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Vote: Bills — Housing Legislation Amendment Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the Housing Legislation Amendment Bill be now read a first time
Moved by
Hon Dr Nick Smith
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Nelson)
CARMEL SEPULONI (Labour—Kelston): We are highly opposed—as you will have heard formerly from my colleagues who have spoken, not just from the Labour Party but also from the Green Party and New Zealand First—to the fact that the Government has made the... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(61 Ayes – 60 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 | 0 | 2 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |