Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Vote: Bills — Parental Leave and Employment Protection (6 Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
— Part 1 Amendments to come into force on 1 April 2017
🗳️ That Part 1 be agreed to
Moved by
Ruth Dyson
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Port Hills)
The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Chester Borrows): No, I pushed the button all by myself. 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 32 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 59 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |