Thursday, 18 February 2016
Vote: Bills β Housing Amendment Bill
β Third Readings
π³οΈ That the Housing Amendment Bill, the Housing Corporation (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill (No 2), and the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Paula Bennett
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Upper Harbour)
JOANNE HAYES (National): I stand to be the last speaker on this absolutely wonderful legislation. I just want to sayβwhat Marama Fox talked about was opportunities for MΔori. I also heard that in Christchurch East. I was asked to go and visit... Read more β
Third Reading β this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 56 Noes β 1 Absent)
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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 30 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |