Wednesday, 18 June 2003
Vote: Bills β New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Jim Anderton
(Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition β Member for Wigram)
BRIAN CONNELL (NZ NationalβRakaia): I want to take a relatively short call to canvass three or four issues. I start by saying that National does support this legislation. Conceptually, we think it is right. We believe strongly in the concept of a... 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
(100 Ayes β 16 Noes β 4 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 | 0 | 7 |
| Green Party | 0 | 9 |
| Labour | 52 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 27 | 0 |
| United Future | 8 | 0 |