Thursday, 25 May 2017
Vote: Bills β Taxation (Budget Measures: Family Incomes Package) Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Taxation (Budget Measures: Family Incomes Package) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Jacqui Dean
(New Zealand National Party β Member for Waitaki)
CHRIS BISHOP (National): The member who just resumed his seat, Michael Wood, is obsessed with pies, because he spent most of his speech talking about gristly pies. And I, as my girth indicates, love a good pie. If he had enjoyed my steak and... 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 clear majority
(86 Ayes β 31 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 | 12 | 0 |
| MΔori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 31 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |