Thursday, 4 May 2017
Vote: Bills — Fire and Emergency New Zealand Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Peter Dunne
(United Future New Zealand — Member for Ōhāriu)
Aupito WILLIAM SIO (Labour—Māngere): Thank you for the opportunity, Mr Assistant Speaker. During Anzac Day I had the opportunity to share my remarks, like many others would have, with our local community, and I reflected on the legacy of the Anzacs. In... 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
(105 Ayes – 12 Noes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 14 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 29 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 58 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |