Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Vote: Bills β Overseas Investment (Protection of New Zealand Homebuyers) Amendment Bill
β First Reading
π³οΈ That the Overseas Investment (Protection of New Zealand Homebuyers) Amendment Bill be now read a first time
PHIL TWYFORD (LabourβTe AtatΕ«): I am sorry that the members of the National Party in this House are not supporting this bill, which is a common-sense and rational response to a failed housing market. How do we know it has failed? It is because we... Read more β
π Bill failed here β 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.
β Failed by a narrow margin
(60 Ayes β 61 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |