Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Vote: Bills β Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Damien O'Connor
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for West Coast-Tasman)
MICHAEL WOOD (LabourβMt Roskill): TΔnΔ koe, Mr Assistant Speaker. Iβm very pleased to be able to take this final call in this debate and in the passage of this piece of legislation, and, in doing so, I feel a small sense of poetry in that it was my... 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
(111 Ayes β 8 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 | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 55 | 0 |