Thursday, 10 August 2017
Vote: Bills β Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Jacqui Dean
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Waitaki)
KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National): Thank you for the opportunity to support the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill in its third reading. This Government has been working for the past 9 years to make sure that the consumers benefit from... 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 large majority
(93 Ayes β 26 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.
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 | 31 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |