Thursday, 11 May 2017
Vote: Bills — Education (Update) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Education (Update) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Nikki Kaye
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Auckland Central)
MATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): It is the last call of this debate from the Government speakers, and it is up to me to acknowledge the Hon Hekia Parata for all the work that she has done in the educational space, and also the Hon Nikki Kaye, who has... 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 narrow margin
(62 Ayes – 56 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 13 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 31 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |