MP take first step to cut their own numbers.
Stuff carries the Story:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3604597a6160,00.html
I find in times like these we get to see who's a supporter of the people, who's a supporter of the process and who just supports themselves.
Apart from NZ First (seven MPs) other parties to support the first reading were National (48), and ACT (2) giving the bill 61.
Labour (50), the Greens (6) and United Future (3) were expected to vote against it.
Not a lot of surprises in this one. Now we just wait to see who stumps up in the final analysis.
Personally I also think the Greens view that reducing the numbers lowers the diversity, which is not necessarily a good thing. I would probably take the same approach as the Maori party on this one and abstain.
Update - 27/3/2006: Apparently the Maori party supported this bill, I guess stuff didn't care to tell us that when they printed the numbers because they only needed to count to 61.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3604597a6160,00.html
I find in times like these we get to see who's a supporter of the people, who's a supporter of the process and who just supports themselves.
Apart from NZ First (seven MPs) other parties to support the first reading were National (48), and ACT (2) giving the bill 61.
Labour (50), the Greens (6) and United Future (3) were expected to vote against it.
Not a lot of surprises in this one. Now we just wait to see who stumps up in the final analysis.
Personally I also think the Greens view that reducing the numbers lowers the diversity, which is not necessarily a good thing. I would probably take the same approach as the Maori party on this one and abstain.
Update - 27/3/2006: Apparently the Maori party supported this bill, I guess stuff didn't care to tell us that when they printed the numbers because they only needed to count to 61.
posted by Gardener at 9:34 PM
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