Tuesday, 27 June 2017
Vote: Bills β Point England Development Enabling Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Point England Development Enabling Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Dr Nick Smith
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Nelson)
MICHAEL WOOD (LabourβMt Roskill): There has been much spoken about this bill in this House from the other side tonight that bears little relationship to the truth or what is actually in the bill. I want to start off my remarks by being very clear... 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
(62 Ayes β 43 Noes β 13 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 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 31 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |