Thursday, 18 October 2018
Vote: Bills β Education Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Education Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Chris Hipkins
(New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Rimutaka)
JAMIE STRANGE (Labour): This is a great day for education in New Zealand. As the final speaker on this bill, the Education Amendment Bill, Iβd just like to quickly highlight a couple of key points and just pick up on a few points that weβve... 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 narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 56 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |