Thursday, 3 August 2017
Vote: Bills — Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 2)
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
(New Zealand National Party — List Member)
JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany): I am pleased to support the third reading of this bill. Much of this bill is around safety, and it is around public safety and ensuring that the land transport legislation works better for New Zealanders. We have... Read more →
Third Reading — 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.
✓ Passed by a large majority
(104 Ayes – 12 Noes – 2 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 13 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 29 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |