Greens support Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 3:28 pm Press Release: Green Party
Electoral (Integrity) Amendment
Bill The Green Party will
vote for Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill to become law,
Green Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson announced today.
The amended bill, which has been reported back to
Parliament by the Justice Select Committee, was considered
by the Green Party caucus before a final decision was made
to vote for it.
“We are doing this because the
confidence and supply agreement holds us to it.” Marama
Davidson said.
“It’s been a difficult decision,
which has drawn strong feeling and robust debate amongst our
caucus and the wider Green Party.”
“We continue
to oppose the idea that a party caucus should have the power
to expel MPs from Parliament.”
“After lengthy
discussion and Party consultation, we reluctantly agreed to
support the coalition to enact the bill.
“I
don‘t expect all our supporters to agree with every
decision we make. But I’m confident they’ll see the
gains we continue to make in government, and will see a
momentum of lasting change on the issues that matter most to
us.”
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