Thursday, 10 March 2016
Vote: Bills — Environment Canterbury (Transitional Governance Arrangements) Bill
— Second Reading
🗳️ That the amendments recommended by the Local Government and Environment Committee by majority be agreed to
Moved by
Hon Louise Upston
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Taupō)
JOANNE HAYES (National): I stand, as the last speaker on this side of the House, to support the Environment Canterbury (Transitional Governance Arrangements) Bill. I want to point out that word “Transitional”—transitional, because that is... Read more →
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(62 Ayes – 59 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 | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 1 |