The Electoral Finance Bill was passed into law today with a 63 to 57 vote majority.
Peter Dunne and his party, United Future, withdrew their support for the bill at the last minute and two votes were lost. Dunne said he still believed in the bill but public support indicated he should drop his stance of support for the Act.
He is probably to be despised even more than the other 63 supporters of this Act because he supports suppression of free speech but hasn't got the balls to follow his convictions because he is trying to save his hide for 2008.
Amended list of MPs who voted for the Electoral Finance Act
Herald's take on today's vote
C Political Animal 2007
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